Hi Clueless Carrot,

I think your apology was sincere.

I’ve had experiences where people have abandoned and ignored me and never thought twice about it. No one has ever reached out and apologized.

I think what you did was brave and shows that you’ve grown a lot. It takes humility and introspection to apologize to someone after five years. To me, it shows you have a conscience and a heart.

I believe you when you say that you’ve thought about her for the past 5 years. That is why you’re reaching out.

It seems that she still has feelings for you after all this time based on what she wrote. I really don’t know what to say about this except tread lightly and be very conscious of her feelings. I think you are now. Best of luck.