Yea. I agree. Its kind of a long story..haha..when isn't it? The main problem I had was I had never been in love before her. I didn't understand how to maintain a long-term relationship when it got to the "comfortable phase", a year or so in, which is the most important skill there is. So I didn't do all of the little things I used to in the beginning, even though my feelings were still the same inside my heart, and she gradually pulled away, assuming that I was losing interest. The best thing I can compare it to is teenagers that do stupid things, because they feel "invincible". I had never lost something as important to me before, so I really didn't believe it could happen; I felt invincible in realationships. She became such a constant in my life, that I assumed she would always be there. And yea, "inexperience" is a lame excuse, but I understand what she was thinking, because combined with my outward lack of enthusiasm, it seemed to her that she needed to try out other people. Plus, she had another guy friend who was showing her all a lot of interest, so it made her decision to try with him pretty easy. Anyway. Of course, after losing such an important thing in my life, I now know how important our loved ones are to our lives, and how we can never take their presence for granted, no matter how "comfortable" the relationship gets. Well. You live you learn. Thanks for your reply!