The phrase, "hate is a strong word" has stuck with me for years. The thing is though, the person who told me this, I should hate him. It was my ex. I should hate him, he was manipulative, he emotionally abused me, and he sa'd me but I don't. Now it doesn't mean I don't forgive him. I gave up forgiving him a long time ago. It's been 7 months since we stopped talking. He was my best friend, which could be a reason why I don't hate him. I am deeply upset though. It has affected my daily life and with everything I know. The memories still haunt me to this day. It has taken me, 9 months to finally be comfortable in my own skin and I'm still recovering. I will never get that part of me back. As much as I should hate him, I don't. In a way, I wish for him to become a better person. I don't want him to forget what he had done but he shouldn't be like this forever. I know he has an account on this app, and if he even uses it and reads this, I just want you to know, become a better person, just for yourself though, not for anyone else. Please do not reach out to me though, I don't think I will ever forgive what you had done. Yes, I was a shitty person but you had done worse. Its better for us to not talk to each other and be separated. Maybe in another life we could of been better people and still had been friends, but not in this one.