Too blind to see what was blatantly in front of me

I had dated a man when I was a young 19 years of age.... It didn't last long , we had gotten along great but just went our own separate ways, relationship-wise and my family had basically told me, "maybe you two are just better off as friends". We continued on over the years as good friends, never argued, always just acting out as the goofy pair, tweedle dee and tweedle dum lol. We brought out the best in eachother, shared secrets and supported eachother through tough times. He had continued on with his relationship, had a son, I had gone on with my life as well, had my 3 kids, gotten married, divorced 6 years later....still we remained good friends. His 8 year relationship ended 6 months ago and. I've been single now for almost 2 years. I've been "dating" here and there and he's still been by my side, giving me fair advice and being a shoulder to cry on when times have gotten tough. This past year I had lost everything, my job, my car, my home, and still, he stood by me, helping out whenever he could. Over this time our friendship has gotten stronger...closer. Now, 22 years after we had initially dated, created a very strong bond over time, its grown more than just a friendship. He kissed me. I wasn't expecting it....I don't think he was either. He just hugged me after and said, "I think its about time to just admit that we both love eachother, its just inevitable".....and really, he's right. We've been right under eachothers noses all along and shared something very special for a very long time. With that said, I thinks its time for me to leave CS. This time for good. I now have what I thought was missing all this time.....though I wasn't missing anything at all. I just was looking for something elsewhere that was already right in front of me. I wish all of you the best. Thank you for making my time here at CS a wonderful and entertaining experience. Within the hour u will be deleting my account permanently.