Who has ever sent an "accidental on purpose text" to an ex?

[winterwoes]

As it is coming up for Christmas I am thinking of sending an "accidental on purpose text" to my ex - happy Christmas - oops, not sure how you got that, must have been on an old list etc. I am almost certain he would reply as he wanted to stay friends and I blocked him because I was so hurt. I should really have told him at the time how hurt I was but I acted all hyper reasonable and forgiving and then then I just disappeared from his life. The hurt has festered away and I feel it would help me move on if I could get it off my chest. My plan would be to say my bit, get closure and move on. Has anyone ever done this as a means to open a conversation and does it always look super obvious?

I know the response will probably be leave the past in the past but I've convinced myself I will feel better if I say all the things I never said at the time.

Yes, the lessons we learn best and hardest are those we hurt most from.
We want you to learn the lesson op so you can help others down the line. That's how it works going forward.
So text away, let us know when he says 'who is this', and all the rest of it.
We'll still be here the other side. X

Don't do it.

Yes and wished I hadn’t

What a childish little scheme 😂

I've done it, but not to an Ex.

It didn't have any impact and I felt like a bit of a twit the morning after.

Please don't do this. It's so obvious and very cringey. I don't even think teenagers do this anymore.

Just send him a message if you really want to.

Only once and I was rather tipsy. I'd been trying to text someone else but hit his name by accident and realised that I'd typed a garbled smash of half a dozen letters. I decided to send it, then put my phone away. I had a reply that just 'Eh?' and the next morning had another text 'What was that message about?' I ignored them both and deleted his number. About a fortnight later I received a Christmas card in the post - no mention of the texts, or the fact he'd ghosted me some months before after a fairly lengthy relationship. I ignored the card. I wouldn't recommend it but it the text was weirdly freeing in a strangly specific set of circs.

It was a very, very long time ago. I had forgotten until this thread!

Why were you hurt? What happened? It's impossible to say whether you should write to him without knowing why you broke up.

Do not do that it’s embarrassing and they don’t care.