You didn't date her but you told her how beautiful you thought she was. You showered her with compliments, you made her smile and beam with confidence because of the words you told her. No one had ever said those types of things to her before so of course she believed them, and of course, she believed you; because why on earth would you say those things if you didn't mean them?

You didn't date her but you showed so much interest in her. How could she not fall for you? You texted her every day, you asked questions about her life, her interests, her family, her hobbies, and everything in between. You talked to her about her goals and aspirations and you told her all about the things you wanted to do and places you wanted to go. You listened to her, made her feel appreciated, and she felt like she could talk to you about anything. She trusted you and let her guard down around you because she knew you wouldn't invest all this time and energy into her only to disappear later on down the road...or so she thought.

You didn't date her but you showed her you cared. You opened doors for her, you made sure you were always around her, and you made sure she texted you back. You would always grab her hand and make sure she was okay, you pulled her closer in the middle of the night and you gave her all these signs that showed her how much you liked her. You looked out for her and made her feel special. It didn't matter to her how many other girls you knew or had met because at the end of the day she noticed how she was always the first person you would look for in a crowded room.

You didn't date her but you made future plans with her. You told her you would take her 'here' and take her to 'this'. You told her you would take her to do all these things and go to all these different places and events; you showed her and told her that you wanted to spend time with her. She got excited and got hopeful, now she's left to wonder if that will ever happen. Maybe in the moment when you said it you really did mean it, and maybe you did plan on following through on those things like you said you would...but what changed? What did she do that made you not want to spend time with her anymore? These are the types of thoughts that are always running through her head.

You didn't date her but you told her you liked her. You sat there, looked her in the eyes, and you told her that you liked her. You reassured her and told her not to worry, you said those words that her heart has been aching to hear. You put her mind at ease and now her mind is jumbled in mess of confusion as she lies awake at night wondering if you still mean those three words that you said.

You didn't date her but you kissed her. God, you kissed her...and everything made sense. It validated every action you made and every word you spoke. It validated every emotion, question, and doubt she had.

And then that all stopped.

You never texted her anymore, and when you did she felt like she was annoying you. You never told her she was beautiful, and you never asked her questions anymore. You never followed through on those plans, you never even tried to see her anymore. All you show her now are confusing signs of uninterest and all she does is wonder why?

What did she do?

What went wrong?

What was so wrong with her?

This is what you did to her.

You didn't date her but you showed her yet another reason why she can't trust people. You didn't date her but you led her on to believe that you would.

But most importantly, you didn't date her...and you never even let her know why.