27/09/2024
MAN- HOW WOULD YOU REACT TO AN EX WHO DUMPED YOU UNEXPECTEDLY CONTACTING YOU 2 YEARS LATER TO APOLOGIZE?
I am a woman, 40. I ended a relationship with someone who I felt was the love of my life about 2 years ago. I knew I messed up right away but my pride got in the way. I have since been completely single and have been working with two therapists to better myself because I knew something was wrong. I recently learned I am an avoidant attachment style - which is why I leave when things start feeling too serious for me. I have since uncovered where that stems from in regards to my past and I’ve worked through it and have healed tremendously.
However, I can’t stop grieving the ex I let go. I’m sure he hates me- it was a very out of the blue thing. I also was dealing with what I have now learned is auto immune that affects my mental state and I was really depressed when I ended the relationship. I convinced myself that nobody loves me and I’m better off alone, something that felt safer to me than being with another person and potentially having them leave me at my most vulnerable state. He didn’t deserve that because he wasn’t that type of person.
We haven’t spoken since the breakup. I keep getting this urge to reach out and apologize. I am willing to accept a less than favorable response, I just want him to know he’s a good person and he didn’t do anything wrong.
Would you want to an ex to reach out and apologize 2 years later? Would you forgive them or is the pain too strong? Also- I’m not expecting forgiveness. I want to be sure I’m not doing this to make myself feel better. I just want him to maybe have closure or just knowing that I’m sorry because I know that hearing someone apologize who wronged you feels good.
Also- I’m not a bad person. Just had a rough life and didn’t uncover a lot of it until later on. I’m trying to be better in relationships by working on myself.