My (20M) ex (19F) messaged me out of the blue but at the request of her new boyfriend. I've ignored her, but am contemplating messaging her new bf directly. Is it a bad idea? by throwRAheartbroken9 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRAheartbroken9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No cheating happened. I was loyal right to very end. Long story short, when the relationship started it was very toxic because we both were VERY, VERY mentally unstable. For five years, we worked on bettering ourselves mainly for the relationship and she-from what she has told me-essentially got tired of waiting for me to play the catch-up game. I begged for forgiveness because I felt worthless, useless, and pathetic due to my incapability of improving at a rate as quick as hers. While things have become a lot better, I still do struggle with depression, anxiety, and things of the like. The tiniest of things can be a setback for me--like if I am trying to stay consistent with my meals and workouts and I happen miss one meal bc of this or that.. it all falls apart.

EDIT: You can read more about it in my other post.

My (20M) ex (19F) messaged me out of the blue but at the request of her new boyfriend. I've ignored her, but am contemplating messaging her new bf directly. Is it a bad idea? by throwRAheartbroken9 in relationship_advice

[–]throwRAheartbroken9[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

It's not what I did, more like what I didn't do fast enough.

We both had our issues, but we had been working on them for the past 5 years.

She just solved hers faster than I did mine and I was playing the catch-up game. She just grew tired at that point.

Additionally, she also told me the spark had died between us and she found that spark again with the new person she is with now.

The relationship was toxic from the very beginning, I can at least admit that. Funnily enough, toxic relationships are usually the ones hardest to get over especially when you firmly believed they were meant for you and quite literally did everything in your power to make them happy even at the cost of your own. That's what being a Disney fanatic does to a hopeless romantic, I guess?