"Lesson learned. Don't get emotional about anything, ever or it will bit you in the a$$.
Back to solitude."
One word: gag
Good job managing to give Gabe a bit of space and to let him make the first move after you shared your feelings. Gabe is allowed to have feelings too.
Ditto this a hundred times: "In the future just say how you feel rather than make assumptions on his feelings or intentions."
Finally, if you really thought that Gabe was merely using you for sex, you wouldn't have shared your feelings with him. Stop playing games with yourself and with him.
