When Taurus Can't Love Yet but Loses Their Admirer?

You're a Taurus. You are getting out of a relationship and not yet ready to date. You like him/her and say you don't want it to end when he/she says they like you. You need to sort things out. Fine, they take it ok. Brilliant, now you have some time and you know they'll wait.

But, you start backing up. Stop responding to texts. Why? You said you just want to be friends and don't want to give the wrong idea or lead the person on. But then the person needs some advice from you a few times. Happily, you give the advice quickly in a mad dash to respond to the text! After all, you may be doing some blowing off, but you're a pro at giving advice, even if you know they fell for you.

But then....

Suddenly you get a message. A long one. The one you guys love. He/she addresses your having become cold & distant. They said once they'd wait. Now they open up the floods and tell you, "I want more. And I know you can't give it. I've fallen hard for you. You're everything and I cannot stop thinking about you. No one has ever affected me like this...made me insecure, made me lose my bearings over our chemistry...made me want to hide all my flaws so you wouldn't be pushed away. I have even doubted you multiple times, when you did your usual blowoffs. I am done hiding it. I need you and I want to be yours, and I know I can't be, and I know you're not ready. But I want more, and I need to walk away, for fear I'll wait forever and possibly never receive your affection. You are the everything. This is the power you have over me."

Where did that come from?? Not long ago they said they'd wait! But now? They really felt this much? They love you so much that they must let you go? You have only minutely and coyly admitted your attraction, but you just CANT right now, and you really wanted to remain "friends" because you're not "there yet".

What goes through your mind? He/she has gone. What say you, you complicated souls?

Other key things written to you in the Dear John letter:

Your blow offs were hurtful. Not even a message during the holidays. You cannot say you've been busy, because being busy was never your problem when you texted me for hours on end and suddenly you went silent once you knew how attracted I was to you.

"I don't know why you hide it that you were attracted to me. I felt it. I have never felt those vibes with anyone in my life. I want you. I want your emotion, your understanding, to be your best friend, and your confidant. And I know I cannot have it, so I need to move on."

(taps foot... looks at clock...grabs a candy...)