What did wind up happening, as I see it, resides in the notion that these women felt touched by my expression of feelings for them after my "journey" for our love. Somewhere in that mix, before, during, or after my heartfelt expressions of love, I experienced a mental breakdown.
So, if I ever find myself on a "journey" again in relation to someone I still think about, but whom I have not seen in a while, a little "math" might help me see things more clearly. In effect, adding things up.