I replied back to him, went into a bit more detail about how it was his value that was beyond being a crush that really messed things up. I had a real desperate need for the inspiration he was feeding me and I'd transferred dependency from one place to him. I just thought I needed to understand him, when really what I needed was to know myself.

I thanked him for his thoughtful response; I told him FB friendship was not necessary. I let go of that possibility.

It's so liberating to be able to speak openly on the topic though, hot damn.