No one ever says: "Don't take this the wrong way" and follows it with something that makes you feel good about yourself.

I knew that my overattentiveness would backfire on me eventually, and I'd ride roughshod right over the line into overbearing and fuck things up. I was just hoping to put that off a little longer.

I think when I like a thing, or a person, or whatever, sometimes I get a little too focused and like a manifying glass, can burn things up inadvertantly. The worst part is knowing I do it, and not learning enough to keep from doing it over and over.

Still when giving someone some space is the right thing to do, you gotta do it. You don't make them feel guilty, you just say "OK", put a good face on it, and keep going, hoping you haven't done any permanent damage.

You can't make me not feel sad about it though. It's not your fault; just mine.