You hit the nail bang on the head Alice. I loved her her more than anyone else in my life but she did tell me she did love me but not enough or as much as I her. To be totally honest fair and up-front, she told me from the beginning of our relationship it was not what she wanted and that is why it was to be kept hidden from our friends and her work mates.
It is for this reason I added to this thread and started the other one " We can still be friends though?" I don't think she has told her new husband about our relationship and I doubt that she will tell him she visited me today but that is up to her of course.
I had got to grips with the fact things were over between us summer last year but but I now have to get to grips with this again. For me I feel it best not to have any contact, well not for a while if at all Maybe in time things will be different.
I am trying to understand if the way I am going about this is the right way and welcome the views of those willing to offer them, even though I may not agree or like some of them. It not a case of "Oh well move on" or "Forget her Fred"
Booking 10 x 60 min 'fitness boot camp' lessons with the girls from work as I have not done anything since Aug ... just keep telling self ... it will be worth it in the end ... it will be worth it in the end ... it will be worth it in the end ... it will be worth it in the end ...
If you have to hide a relationship from your friends then imho it's off to a bad start, you should be able to shout it from the rooftops not hide it away.
Good on her though that she had enough respect for you to tell you herself that she is pregnant rather than you find out from someone else.
You can be friends with ex's but at what level is down to you. If you are doing it in the hope of a revival of a past relationship then really you should walk away and move on, you are just hurting yourself more.
There will be a perfect lady out there for you, you just have to give it time