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[Sweety70]

A guy has been in touch with me. We were seeing each other when we were very young at the end of secondary school and I felt like I really loved him. We stopped seeing each other after a while and then started seeing each other again when I was in second year of A Levels. He really hurt me that time and started a relationship with someone else out of the blue, we were 18 by that time. I think he must have been seeing us both at the same time. But he basically never committed to me. I remember being heartbroken at the time but know we were young.. fast forward to now and he got in touch with me and basically said 'miss you always' and something along the lines of 'always having a soft spot for me etc. We are both mid 20s now. I am wondering whether to meet up with him or does this sound a bad idea? I dream about him at least once or twice a week still.. he was someone who I never fully got over but he hurt me a lot.

Never go back. There will always be an ex who keeps coming back and then ditching when someone else comes along. I learned the hard way

I think that returning to this relationship would be a really bad idea. When someone shows you who they are - believe them.

Avoid, block, he's a narcissist, this is what they do. He'll be saying the same to many other women.

Agree with PP. He showed you he was someone who will be dishonest and cheat. He’s unlikely to have changed in only a few years, and if he had changed, he’d be starting with a heartfelt apology for behaving so atrociously in the past. Most likely he just wants the ego boost of knowing that you would still come running to him. Once you’ve provided that, he’ll happily move onto the next women.

We don't know for sure but he could be at a loose end again and just going through his list of ex's until he moves on again.

I'd steer clear, if you must get in touch make it to say that's nice but you've moved on.

That last paragraph is me being polite..
In reality I'd message and say "sorry who is this please"

Block him and move forward in your life. Never go backwards.

He's already hurt you once. Don't give him the chance to do it again. He's not the one for you. Block him and move on with your life.