Why did I wait?

How was I supposed to prepare for this?
I knew it had to come,
But I didn't want it to happen.
Yes I know we argued,
And I knew we were different.
There were so many signs,
That what was there was now gone.
But I just couldn't.
I couldn't be the one to break hearts.
I had thought maybe things would change.
He would change back,
To the one I thought I could love.
But he was no longer standing there.
He was just a stranger.
Later he too started to see the differences,
the arguments, the signs.
Even when I knew it was coming,
Even when I knew it had to happen,
I still cried that night...