It is a beautiful and somewhat tragic story, and sometimes I feel like we all have these and we keep them locked away in our own little treasure boxes inside. In a way, it is an act of bravery to share them and set them free, so good for you!
I know my own variation of this story, dating back to my university days. We parted ways for reasons beyond our control, but I carried a torch for her for almost 25 years even though I didn't know what happened to her or where she ended up. There was never a reconnection, and sometimes I still wonder what we might have been even though I am quite happily married now. It sits there, like an open end that will never be closed.
I have another one like that - sometimes I Google him but he seems to have disappeared. I like to think of him living his best life with a beautiful woman in the south of France or something, but maybe he's a bald service manager at a supermarket. I just count myself lucky to have had so many beautiful lovers in my life that taught me so much. Sometimes they are only there to prepare you for the one to come 💓