My ex reached out to me and said he was sorry things were "weird between us" WHY would he do that?

[Anonymous]

My ex and I have been broken up since May. We dated for 6 months, and essentially he broke up with me and got back together with his ex and moved to another state to be with her. I haven't heard from him in 5 months, until out of the blue he texted me to say "I know things have been weird between us, but..." and then went on to say he was proud of me etc. Why TF would my ex text me this, especially when there is no us anymore. He left me for someone else. What kind of game is he playing?

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[Anonymous]

He may not intentionally be playing a game. I've had a situation once where things ended really badly with a guy I was dating. Even though he majorly screwed me over, he wanted to smooth things over. He didn't want to leave bad vibes out in the world, he didn't want me to hate him, and he wanted to at least be on civil terms. Maybe your ex has some lingering guilt about the way things ended and he wanted to reach out to try to put things on better footing. I don't think he's meaning to play games, but he probably doesn't want to feel like the bad guy. Is that fair? Not at all, but the beauty of it is, now you get to decide what to do with it. You can choose to ignore him, you can be polite and say thank you, you can choose to let it affect you or you can choose to let it go.

[Marilynjuana]

He feels bored and nostalgic. Best to not reply. Nothing good there.

[Everyoneisplastic]

There's a difference between an apology, and a long, droning on, 4 page essay on how he's proud of you and bla bla bla. I don't usaully agree with new-wave feminism and/or Ariana Grande, but in this case, saying essentially: "Thank you, next" is actually sound advise. If he was genuine, he would say something like: "I'm sorry for how I treated you" not "I know things have been weird between but I want you to know that I'm proud of you and...". Just tell him something like "There's no US, I don't need your pride, leave me alone, goodbye." and block his number after sending the text. Hope this helps.

[melnc]

He's trying to play smart, but he's not. Tell him there's no need to apologize, you already forgave him before he asks, not for him, but for yourself. Thank him for being proud of you and tell him that what he feels toward you doesn't concern you anymore, but thank him for his sympathy. your last words should be like... wish you luck and goodbye + block him.

The point is, this is the moment when your light should shine.