We talked for a short time. But the connection was strong.

We clearly both took it seriously and I didn’t communicate properly that I wanted to go out with him instead of be friends at that point.
I really did my best and it just wasn’t good enough.

He’s a grown man and not a baby. I reached out twice to make amends and apologized in depth. He said it was fine.

Reading that message now I get that I hurt him deeply, which he didn’t tell me when I asked.

Thanks