How to respond to email from EX after 4 months of no contact?
I broke up with my ex about four months ago before the holidays. Since then, we have had no contact whatsoever and I blocked him on Facebook. We had dated for about a year and I decided to end the relationship because he was still in love with his ex, whom he has a five year old daughter with. While we were together, we had his relationship status on Facebook as "single" and he would post things on Facebook about still being in love with his ex (which he would deny or try to justify with excuses whenever I would confront him about it). Right before I broke up with him, he admitted to me that he was going over to his exe's house almost every evening and having dinner with her and her kids (she has four other children from other men). I was tired of his foolish games and even though I had developed some feelings for him, I decided to cut all contact. Two days ago, he sent me this email:
Hey,
It has been quite a while and I hope all is well with you.
You do not have to read this message nor do you have to reply.
I’m apologize for the way I made you feel towards the end. There is no excuse and I feel we were both focusing on the negative a little too much.
I wanted you to know I took your advice long ago. I stopped hanging out with the other kids and hanging around my Xs house.
I have been shopping for a house for the past few months instead of a place to rent. I am waiting on some information so I can proceed with my preapproval. If that falls through I have a couple places I may rent. (this is referring to the plans that he has to move out of his parent's house. He is 35 years old and stil living at home)
Life for me has continuously been crazy and seemingly more stressful. I seem to have difficulty coping with my stress and I think it is building up.
I don’t know if you care to know or not, I don’t want to bring back any bad memories. I do think about you still, maybe if things were not so crazy in our lives maybe they would have worked out differently. I feel the stress in our lives was consuming us in a bad way.
Truthfully I would like to see you and have some lunch or dinner someday if you are available. No date, just hanging out like friends. If you are not up to it, no worries.
I hope happiness has found you and I wish you well.
Sincerely,
TJ
I am not sure how to respond to this or even if I should. He wants to have lunch or dinner with me "to hang out like friends" lol....
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