Every time I start to believe, something's raped and taken

[milk me!]

Thank you, Dihydrogen Oxygen and Silicon Dioxide Mixture Boy, you put things into perspective nicely.

Oh, you're welcome. :roll:

I think I understand how you feel. I haven't gone through anything exactly like that but I know the feeling when everything seems to be in the right place and then something goes wrong and you don't feel it's ever going to come together again. That sucks, and I feel for you.

Still, I encourage you to reach out to her and do something to try to get things in motion again. Sometimes everything falls in your lap and works out perfect, but more often, you'll have to take action to get the things that you want. You know that she likes you, and you like her... so at least reach out to her as a friend and see what you can come up with.

I know it's hard, but as I once heard in a song:

The thing about regret is, it's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't done.

Keep us posted. Let us know if we can help.