by Karen Loudermilk

Created on: March 15, 2010

I had been dating David now, for a year and a half. He was a great guy, that was the problem. I couldn't go on seeing knowing the way he felt about me, was not the way I felt about him.

I was younger than him, Carrie a friend of mine, started dating one of Davids best friends at the same time David and I started. There was lots of fun, and double dates, actually where you found one of us, you would find all four.

Things seemed to be going good for Carrie and Rick, another reason it was so hard to do what I had to do.

I had come to this conclusion when he started talking engagement and one day being Married. I started thinking and knew it was not for me, at least not with him.

Here it was now "HI David", I greeted him with a smile but not my usual kiss. He just looked a little questioningly at me as I got into the car. "You okay he asked". I must have looked nervous cause I sure felt it. I mustered up a smile, "Yeah I"m fine". "So where will it be to eat tonight?" "I don't care David I'm not real hungry, so just anywhere you like."

The meal was good, after ward I nervously suggested going up to the place we would go parking sometimes. I know that seems cruel to take him there and put this bomb shell down. I had everything he had given me recently. I didn't want to keep the jewelry, I would not have felt right.

"David I need to talk, I brought you up here to talk to you." As I brought out the jewelry and put it toward him, I could see the disappointment,and the tears. "I can't go on David knowing you feel stronger than I do. I care a lot about you and you are a great guy,I don't feel the same about you as you do me."

We talked for a while after, he was very gracious, and understanding. He said he thought I was a little too young for him to be thinking and feeling about me the way he was. He said he has a lot of respect for my decision not wanting to lead him on.

Our relationship started in the spring the year before. It was fun and magical, and not anything like it have I had since. But I stick with my decision that it was the best for both of us. We still have the memories of that relationship that sprung in the spring and lasted over a year.

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