Well, because sometimes you love someone but they might not be the right person for you. That takes some time to figure out
Life's not black-and-white. Sometimes the ends justifies the means.
When you’re in love, sometimes you have to swallow your pride, and sometimes you have to keep your pride. It’s a balance. But when the relationship is right, you find the balance.
That's how life is. Sometimes there are happy endings, sometimes there aren't, and more often there are shades of gray.
And like a favorite old movie, sometimes the sameness in a friend is what you like the most about her.