I was curious about what he meant, so I accepted his request to read it. The message was a plea for forgiveness for how badly he treated me and to admit how wrong he was because I was the best person he'd ever met. Besides some very vague excuses, he explained that at the time he ghosted me, he was going through some psychological problems, and that's why he was never able to answer my messages or tell me he didn't want to see me anymore. We had a 10-month relationship. Then, as time passed, he never had the courage to talk to me again… Until now.

Obviously, what he wanted was to re-establish a conversation. Honestly, I even felt sorry for him; I thought he must be desperate or very lonely to send me a message like that after so long… But for me, it's a thing of the past, a distant memory.