<human>: Hi r/relationships. I'll try to keep this short. My best friend and I were super close for many years, we went to the same schools, so we were able to physically see each other a lot. For college, we both moved out of state, but we went to different schools in different states, so we weren't able to see each other as much anymore, but we would still talk a lot. Everything was fine for the first year of college, but this past year, my friend got pretty busy with a few jobs, his girlfriend, and school. I also have a job and classes to deal with, so I understand that he couldn't be available at all times, but it seemed like something changed.  

We used to text each other every day at all times of the day, but I was now unable to get a reply for several days. I was aware that he was busy and had a girlfriend, and so I decided to let him know that I didn't want to keep bothering him with texts, and that he could just text me whenever he had time. I did this to try to preserve our friendship, but I think it actually ended it, because we haven't spoken in months. I think maybe he mistook my respect of his situation as an attack, like, "you don't want to talk to me? Fine, I'll stop bothering you!" when that wasn't what I was trying to do at all. I want to reach out to him, but I'm scared, because I'd rather live with not knowing if our friendship is over, than having it confirmed. 

I miss him so much, but I've only ever wanted him to be happy, and he seems to be doing fine without me. Should I just leave him alone and accept the fact that maybe I miss him more than he misses me?

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<bot>: It became difficult to get my best friend to talk to me, so I told him to just talk to me when he had time, but I think he mistook my intentions and we haven't spoken in months.