I have been thinking about doing that, but I don't want to be ashamed that I was so in love with him. Love can be tricky to some people and if they are frustrated, people can be very dismissive and angry. You used the CORRECT term. Devoted, is the word. It was a combination of who I am, how he presented himself and how he viewed me, that led to the love. It took me just as many years (3) to get over him. God took pity on my heart and released the feelings, after he showed up at my house after those years. It's a long story.