The very first time I opened up to Mom.

"i'm very proud of him. actually, i trust him and love him so much more
now. he was very good to you, that is what you call a gentleman. one of
a kind, who made sure mind was over matter, that the mind was always
first before the heart. now that you have experienced love, to be loved,
to date, to get hurt, now its time to experience to grow up. take that with
you to help you grow .. and in the end love can wait. you dont need to
let go, just set him free. if something happened to you last night, do you
not realize he would be the first to come look for you? i would have
called him if something went wrong and you know and i know he would
be very worried. he cares for you. thats why he did it. honestly, you
suffocated him from falling in love with the idea of just being in love when
he always had the mentality that it was not the time to be serious, or at
least too serious - and that is why he never took initiative. but you're
telling me he promised he'll make it up to you one day, and i, myself
can't wait for that day. i'm scared for you now. you know why? because i
know the next guy won't be anything like him. so please, the best
suggestion i can say is, it will hurt worse the second time around. so
make new priorities with these changes and make sure God and your
studies are number one. time will heal" - mom.