Why did we end up like this? reflecting on our story

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it doesn't hurt much anymore. i can now look back at the happy (or at least not chaotic) times we were together and not having to ask repeatedly, "why did it end this way?" i realized a while ago that i never asked him why he asked if he could keep that book i had with me the last time we saw each other 11 years ago. (i didn't knew then that it would be the last time.) we sort of reconnected a couple of years ago but started seeing each other again only last year. i learned then that he had lost that book. i lent him another book last year. it has one of my favorite stories. :)

Last updated on:2026-05-05T08:35:01+05:30

Comments (4)

Pplant881
Pplant881 1 wk ago

do you feel like seeing him again brought you closure, or did it open something quietly again?

heymarj
heymarj 1 wk ago

the thing we had 11 years ago was casual. seeing him again last year, yes, it opened something quietly again.

heartthreft
heartthreft 1 wk ago

i like that you gave him another book. when i was there, i stopped trying to make meaning out of the past and just let the moment be what it was.

travelluv
travelluv 1 wk ago

i had something like that too, years later we reconnected and it wasn’t about fixing anything, just seeing who we became. some pieces stayed gentle.