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Should I apologies after all this time?

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EllaL215 · 14/03/2020 11:20

About 18 months ago I fell out with an ex, we’d already split but had one last argument that ended up with us deleted each other’s numbers and social media etc. He tried to contact me a few time’s after and wrote some long messages but at the time I was still annoyed so I just deleted them.
Now 18 months later I really regret how things ended and how I behaved. I owe him an apology and I really wish I hadn’t deleted the messages without reading them/replying.
We’re both in new relationships now and are both happy but it just keeps playing on my mind.
Do I send him a message to apologies or should I just leave it now?

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mummabearfourbabybears · 14/03/2020 14:49

If you feel you should apologise then do. It may bring him closure or help him in some way. I always think if you know you were wrong, you should apologise. No matter how long it's been. Please make sure you make it perfectly clear it is an apology and nothing more. Do not try to ruin his current relationship or make anything more than it should be. Apologise, move on.

TorkTorkBam · 14/03/2020 14:50

No. You are stirring up old emotions. You would be doing it to assuage your conscience not for his benefit.

Musti · 14/03/2020 14:57

Why did you split up and did he want to stay with you? If it was a mutual decision then yes, apologise but if he didnt want to end the relationship then don't contact him

Ronnie27 · 14/03/2020 15:00

I wouldn’t. You are both in new relationships so any attempt to contact out of the blue will just look like fishing. If you bump into him and a conversation happens organically then definitely do it but I wouldn’t seek him out after all this time, it’s finished, he might not even think about it anymore.

Sicktiredanddown · 14/03/2020 15:04

I fell out with a friend, we were possibly having an emotional affair, both married. I know it’s different but I haven’t heard from him since the day we fell out, at the beginning I begged him for forgiveness but he ignored me. I’m finally starting to forgive myself and move on. If he contacted me again, even now I would find it incredibly difficult and it would stir up so many emotions.
I suggest leaving things be now.

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