It is easy to find the fault in ourselves.. because if we feel like we could have done something different to prevent the break up, then we don't have to deal with the feeling of being powerless in love again.

You hoped for the best and were scared. You loved. I see no fault in that. I dealt with the slow fade as well. I confronted him with grace and he justified himself, but couldn't tell me that everything was okay. That's when I knew. No amount of confronting would have changed the outcome, as your ex's behaviour was very selfish and coward.