Did i let a good thing go?

I had a girlfriend who was really nice to me, gorgeous, independent (has a job, her own place), smart (college grad), took care of me when i was sick, there for me when i needed her, faithful-- and i never made time for her. i blew her off and never thought about all the little things she did for me. she left me last week cuz it hurt her that i wasn't there for her and i let her go... do you guys think i made a mistake? sometimes i think she was a dime, and it's hard to find girls like her...i just wish she would wait for me to finish my things with work that I have been so busy with

Goryroad, welcome to the forum

I cannot answer that. If you don't love that girl you didn't do wrong by letting her go. You know in a relationship love plays an important role. And, only you can say whether you love her or not.

we only dated for about 6 months, so i didn't love her yet, but i think i could have loved her and i do care for her. I just didn't think that she would leave me. We argued about the me spending time wit her thing before, and I always told her it will get better, but I never made any effort to make it better until i guess she finally got fed up. I've been doing no contact since the breakup a couple of weeks ago. I don't want to lose her forever though...

OK, if you don't want to lose I think you should contact her. The reason why she broke up is still there and the only thing you can do to get her back is pay her lots of attention to her (even if it seems nagging to you, seen the circumstances that she broke up with you). After all that's what she wanted in the first place - more attention...

You sound like my bf and she sounds like me I honestly believe if you really care for this girl which sounds to me like you do. For a reason you're thinking about the stuff you did and should have done. She probably still cares for you. Don't let a good thing go, but only if you're willing to actually give her your attention and time. We can either make it work or let go and always think "what if" so just call her and speak from your heart.

Good luck

Seems like to you she was a convenience. Do what is best not for only you but also her. Think... whether you can be the best thing ever happen to her and whether you can love her and care for her more than anyone else, because I think that that's what she did for you. I was in that situation and I was glad that the guy finally set me free - it would have been nice if he actually tried..