<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

I (32M) was asked by my wife (29F) of 5 years for a divorce last year after a physical separation of about 18 months.   I was in a bad place and by sheer coincidence I ran into an friend (27F) who was going through a similar "bad place" situation.   

  We started a relationship that is hard to put into words.  She and I had a connection I had never had with anyone else, connecting on all facets of life, and challenging each other to be grow.  She was the first person who called me a "true humanist".  We got each others jokes, movie references and several hours would pass that felt like seconds.  Every day we talked, I felt like we both were becoming better people.  I felt like we loved each other as deeply as any two people could, but deep down we knew somehow our time together had a half-life.  I felt as lucky as anybody to have been a part of her life, even if for 9 months. After my wife found out about the relationship, she told me she wanted to work things out.  I wanted to as well, for the kids.  I cut ties with her, but I think about her and our time together every. Single. Day.

  My biggest regret was not telling her how I really felt about her good/bad/otherwise.  Our separate lives are headed in a good direction, and that makes me happy.    

  Has this happened to anyone else?
<bot>: While "separated" from my wife I fell deeply in love with a woman who changed my life for the better, and I ended it for my family