Until When is FOREVER?

I was a kid I used to believe that there is really a happy ending. That’s the phrase in every ending of a fairy tale " Happily Ever After" is always true. Most kids love this type of story since kids since they don’t expect things to be complicated. Then, when I grow older I tend to be positive that in every ending, good or bad, I can always continue the chapter and choose a happy ending. Now, I’m a bit upset since I just received an email from a friend and he just told me that he won’t be able to communicate with me since he doesn’t want his wife to feel bad about it. My question is, what is there to make her feel bad? We’ve been friends since I was 19 years old. And he knows that I trust and respect him and even treated him like an older brother. I even tried to prove that platonic friendship can happen. I never believed when my Korean student said that platonic friendship can never happen. I told him that it’s a case to case basis. He told me that I should take it from him since he is older than me and knows more about life than I do. He said that, “ Platonic friendship can never happen, believe me, one of you would fall”. I strongly disagree and told him that I have a friend and we never fall for each other. When I felt down, it him who knew first. We exchange, emails, snail mails, photos, post cards, text messages and sometimes a call. He happens to live down under and I never thought that our friendship would come to an end. Just last year he told me that he’s getting married, so I was happy for him. He even invited me to attend his wedding but then I wasn’t able to make it since it was in Manila and I’m in Cebu. I really wished I was there to witness the most memorable day in his life. I was happy for him and I wished him to have a happy and peaceful family life. It’s with him and I don’t hesitate telling about anything. I guess that the only thing we missed is that we never met face to face. He was my best friend even if he was miles away. A comfort when I’m down. I felt sad when he was in trouble. I always told him that our friendship would never change. That we will still be friends even if we’ll have our own families. He likes the way of life in the Philippines. Yes, I had expected that our friendship would last forever, until yesterday. I was surprised to read his email saying that it’s not a good idea if he’s going to email me, because it would upset his wife. I got the message. I should not bother him. Well, thanks to him I learned to value long distance friendship. Now, our friendship is over, but the memory would last forever. I guess forever could be in the next few minutes, the next hour or the next day. What is important is the time that we had a great friendship. We may have our separate lives now, but I will always remember him as one of the best chapters in my life that I would always cherish. Thank you for the great friendship.