Thank you all for taking your time to respond and share your insights! I am truly grateful for the kindness and advices that you offered.

Inky,
I believe he tried to relieve his guilt too. I see how this would shock him as he took me for granted in the past. You got me thinking what he was expecting. I guess it never occurred to him that I would react with indifference instead of love like I used to. I never thought that he might not see me as an independent person without his strings. Thanks for giving me some new perspective 🙂

Todzilla,
Thanks for reminding me I need to see more effort and initiatives before getting back in touch with him. I don’t need to always send what I write.

Cat dancing,
You’re right! He was happy and going on vacation with his new gf when I was feeling at my worst and crying all the time. I guess he finally realized it was nice to have me in his life. His new gf left the city after summer. I did made some mistakes in our relationship. But it should not be not the reasons why he treated me like dirt. His cruel behaviors still can’t be justified. Anyway, I don’t want to think about that too much. Rebuilding myself is what I need to focus on. Thank you for your kind words and sharing the quote. Sometimes doing nothing is the best thing to do.

Korikori,
Thank you for letting me know I don’t need to respond right away. I would probably say something similar too.

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I will wait a few days and see if I still feel ok to reply. Bottom line is that I feel ok and have no expectation after I reply. If not, it’s ok to stay quiet.