I stopped talking to my best friend in December because she asked me not to contact her anymore. We met in high school, and had been close friends since. She was the first person that I ever fell in love with, and she knew. Although she moved 2 states to the right 7 years ago, we were always close. We talked and texted every day, and we would visit each other a few times a year. She and I were so close that a couple times my ex girlfriends got jealous because she knew what to get me for my birthday or for Christmas, while they didn't have a clue what to get me. Even though I tried dating other women it didn't work because my heart was yearning to be with her. I decided I would propose to her, since I thought that would be more appropriate than to ask if she wanted to be my girlfriend (living 2 states apart makes dating hard, plus we had known each other for so long and we knew each other so well that dating wouldn't really have done much in the way of getting to know each other better). On December 2nd, when she had come to visit, I proposed tp her, and was promptly told to give my ring to someone else because she wouldn't take it. Shortly after that she sent me an e-mail asking me not to contact her again because she had already done enough damage to me, and didn't want to hurt me any more. So now I'm left with 12 years of memories, an aching heart, and a $10,000-dollar diamond ring that will never be used. So, yeah.