letter from your ex | Dying to Stay Alive

The Apology You Deserve The apology you deserve. I wrote to you once before, and I realise now it wasn’t enough. This is the apology I should have given you a long time ago. My behaviour after I broke your heart—after I panicked and ran from real love—was deeply unfair and, honestly, horrendous. I see that now. I’ve finally gone to therapy, and for the first time I truly understand how much damage I caused you, not just by leaving, but by everything I did afterward. A few months after I left you, I missed you terribly. But I didn’t know how to come back with any emotional honesty or integrity. I was drowning in shame. I was emotionally repressed, disconnected from myself, and I had buried my feelings so deeply that facing them felt impossible. Instead of being brave, I chose what felt safer—being distant, evasive, and cowardly. Asking if I could give you a lift to that party, knowing I was only going to stay briefly, was wrong. I should never have put you in that position. And I d

Your Ex: The Apology you Deserve (but will never receive)

The Apology You Deserve The apology you deserve. I wrote to you once before, and I realise now it wasn’t enough. This is the apology I should have given you a long time ago. My behaviour after I broke your heart—after I panicked and ran from real love—was deeply unfair and, honestly, horrendous. I see that now. I’ve finally gone to therapy, and for the first time I truly understand how much damage I caused you, not just by leaving, but by everything I did afterward. A few

Tom Robinson

Dec 14, 20253 min read

THE LETTER YOU DESERVE FROM YOUR AVOIDANT EX (that you will never receive)

Tom Robinson

Dec 12, 20253 min read

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Your Ex: The Apology you Deserve (but will never receive)

THE LETTER YOU DESERVE FROM YOUR AVOIDANT EX (that you will never receive)