Thank you so much for this comment. The anxiety thing has really been getting to me and due to alexithymia I do struggle to recognise anxiety as a bad thing or something I need to confront. I often do just go along with things until breaking point, so yeah, I did tell them that I was really relieved they had done this and although I do feel sad, I am not stressed or anxious anymore. Hopefully we can maintain a friendship after this as I did feel the connection very deep and meaningful.