Dear anita,

Here is the initial text he sent me:

I want to tell you something… I don’t think things will work out between us, I know it’s dumb to say this over text, but i really don’t have the balls to tell you this to your face. I don’t think I can reciprocate your feelings, that’s why I don’t want to lead you on. I didn’t want things to happen this way and I tried, but I think you deserve better. Thank you for the good time spent together, but I don’t think I’m the person for you. I hope you understand me.

After this initial text I wasn’t sure how to react so I ended up questioning him further, asking if I had done anything wrong and generally searching for a reason for all of this. His reply consisted of telling me I did nothing wrong, that he tried being romantically involved with me “just because” but he soon saw he rushed things and that he didn’t think it can work out if it was too much one sided. I also asked him if there was somebody else to which he said “No.” but I now doubt that answer, as I later learned that he has known his current girlfriend for far longer than he has me and given that they getting together seemed incredibly quick to me.

I also don’t know much about his childhood, he has told me very few things, but I do know he is close with his mother and sister and that his father travels a lot.

Malakai