The girl of my dreams is unexpectedly moving away and I think it's too late. Should I tell her how I feel before she leaves or just try to move on?

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About 3 months ago I met this amazing girl. I moved into a house with 2 people I didn't know and met her through my roommate as she was his girlfriend. We talked a lot while they were together and I really started to like her. About a month ago they broke up (after 2 months of dating) and we started hanging out on a regular basis. I fell for her instantly. Everything about her drives me crazy; Looks, personality, she's got it all. She's the first girl I've had real feelings for since I went through a messy break up a couple years ago. I love being around her. I contemplated making a move several times but was never good at conveying my emotions. I even spent the night with her a couple weeks ago. She changed clothes in front of me and invited me to in her bed, but I blew the opportunity to let her know how I feel. All I could think was "what will happen if she doesn't feel the same?" The last thing I wanted was to ruin our friendship. Afterwards, she began sleeping with her ex every now and again, but I don't see that as a big deal. I doubt she ever had any idea that I like her romantically since I never manned up and told her. Either way, we recently made plans to get a place together in the future, and even went and looked at houses last week. I figured there was plenty of time left to take things slow and continue to get to know her better, so why rush anything? I couldn't have been more wrong. Last night she texted me and said she was sorry but is moving out of state. My heart dropped. She suffers from depression (as have I) and said she just isn't happy and needs to leave, which I completely understand. I care about her and want her to be happy, Once she goes I probably won't ever see her again :( This was so unexpected and it's killing me not knowing what could have been. I feel so empty inside. I will regret not saying something earlier forever. She is such a unique, vibrant person and being around her has brought so much happiness into my life. I miss her al
The girl of my dreams is unexpectedly moving away and I think it's too late. Should I tell her how I feel before she leaves or just try to move on?
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