I do. I think its hard to explain to some who have not been with the same person ... seen the growth, the maturation, the blossoming of a girl who turns into a woman all while being 'your girl' ..... now some can argue that there is a serious Co-Dependency that results in such types of relationships and I am not so sure I could disagree with them ... but I do think had I not been so connected with her I would not have 'standed' this long.
To answer....I still feel that way, that 'to the core' kind of love will always be there for me with her, sometimes I wish it weren't so ... even more I wish she did not know it too. Its that unconditional love I think ... even with the pains and the hurts .. still there and most likely in some form always will be. Accepting this .... giving myself permission to love her anyways actually helped me detach some, she might not be mine to love but I will anyways from afar, smile for the time, look back with a smile .. but look forward with a bigger one knowing I will be ok regardless.
