F24: Texted ex after 6 months, didn't expect this

[Jyoti.kumar]

I messaged my ex after six months because I really missed his company and the bond we shared. I wasn't looking to get back together or anything serious – I just didn't want us to end on a sour note and wanted a normal chat.

But after just a couple of texts, he started pushing for a hookup. That caught me off guard because that wasn't why I reached out.

I told him straight up that I wasn't texting for any physical stuff, I just missed the emotional connection.

He got angry, told me not to text him again, and when I tried to explain, he blocked me mid‑conversation.

We were together for eight years, and it's shocking how differently he's handling it. I miss him for who he was to me, for the emotional tie we had. His reaction makes me feel those eight years don't mean much to him now.

[Sonal]

It might actually help you move on quicker.

[Aftab]

It's okay, you'll get over it – we all do after a while. His sudden urge for "getting physical" right after a few messages shows how insincere he was about the relationship. Take your time, live your life and try to move on.

[Ayaan]

Eight years and this is how the chat went? You should be glad you called it quits with that guy.

[Seema]

Eight years and that's how he reacted? Ugh, hope this pushes you to move on quicker... you can skip answering why you broke up. Putting in so many years together and then ending it hurts a lot.

[Ganesh]

Well, you should be glad it ended this way. Now you have your peace. You dodged a bomb.

[Norman]

Good thing you broke up.

[Cinemapicha]

I get the ick you felt, OP. Been there – a five‑year relationship and he wanted a post‑breakup fling after a year and a half. Some people really lack basic decency. He's trash, forget him and forgive yourself.

[Madhav]

You were naive to reach out, and that's the price you paid. I'd suggest you block him, otherwise he might unblock, come back emotional and try for physical again without any relationship. Learn from this – never contact an ex unless you want to get back together. You just messed up your healing and moving on.

[Balaji]

You shouldn't have texted him at all. You know the kind of person he turned into, and that's why you broke up. I agree you share eight years of history, but if you want to move on, no contact is the way. You both broke up for a reason, and if you weren't looking to get back together, there's no point in chatting normally. You won't gain anything. You should have spent that time on your life, health, family, friends, etc. Maybe you felt guilty about ending on bad terms, so your emotions took over. You tried your best to fix it, but there was no closure and it messed with your feelings more. Now you know what to do next!

[Rahul]

You're trying hard to hold onto something that's meant to be let go. It's not simple, but medicines aren't taken for taste.