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Aug 5, 2008 5:36 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
roseofsharon
roseofsharonroseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK60 Threads 3 Polls 8,699 Posts
Some time has passed and today, out of the blue.... I get a text message from my last boyfriend!! Completely out of the blue.....

He told me that he had recently passed a place we often went and he recalled happy memories of our times there...... he hoped his message found me happy and well and sent his fondest regards.

I have not heard from him for a very long time..... why now? Its caught me completely off guard and I have been staggered by this, I don't know what to make of it....

Why does he feel the need to contact me at all after so long..... does this indicate some kind of hidden agenda?

He is clearly ecpecting me to respond, even if only out of curiosity.... but why?
dunno confused

Help!! Your views...??
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Aug 5, 2008 5:38 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
roseofsharon: Some time has passed and today, out of the blue.... I get a text message from my last boyfriend!! Completely out of the blue.....

He told me that he had recently passed a place we often went and he recalled happy memories of our times there...... he hoped his message found me happy and well and sent his fondest regards.

I have not heard from him for a very long time..... why now? Its caught me completely off guard and I have been staggered by this, I don't know what to make of it....

Why does he feel the need to contact me at all after so long..... does this indicate some kind of hidden agenda?

He is clearly ecpecting me to respond, even if only out of curiosity.... but why?


Help!! Your views...??



Damn...it could be a lot of reasons. Mr. Cynical here would proceed w/caution. But, by the same token, I've went down some well traveled roads before...so I can't say much.



2 cents
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Aug 5, 2008 5:42 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
lusciousmile
lusciousmilelusciousmileThere, Aland Islands Finland25 Threads 2 Polls 11,989 Posts
roseofsharon: Some time has passed and today, out of the blue.... I get a text message from my last boyfriend!! Completely out of the blue.....

He told me that he had recently passed a place we often went and he recalled happy memories of our times there...... he hoped his message found me happy and well and sent his fondest regards.

I have not heard from him for a very long time..... why now? Its caught me completely off guard and I have been staggered by this, I don't know what to make of it....

Why does he feel the need to contact me at all after so long..... does this indicate some kind of hidden agenda?

He is clearly ecpecting me to respond, even if only out of curiosity.... but why?


Help!! Your views...??



He probably just plain 'missed' you, and the good times you shared.

I keep in touch with my exes, except the last one. It breaks my heart and i would be thrilled to hear from him.



sad flower
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Aug 5, 2008 5:44 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
lusciousmile: He probably just plain 'missed' you, and the good times you shared.

I keep in touch with my exes, except the last one. It breaks my heart and i would be thrilled to hear from him.



I keep in touch w/a few. But not too many. There was a reason we parted company.
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Aug 5, 2008 5:50 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
lusciousmile
lusciousmilelusciousmileThere, Aland Islands Finland25 Threads 2 Polls 11,989 Posts
Indyfella: I keep in touch w/a few. But not too many. There was a reason we parted company.


I don't keep in touch with all of them. My mistake. doh
Frankly, i just remembered some, i wouldn't mind not ever talking to, again.

The boring ones.
laugh
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Aug 5, 2008 5:54 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
I'd proceed with some Caution.wave
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Aug 5, 2008 5:57 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Xtabentun
XtabentunXtabentunOntario, Canada18 Threads 1,722 Posts
roll eyes
When I feel lonely, I think about couple of ex boyfriends I don't stay in touch with...it's a nostalgic thing to do....and I noticed they do the same.
We know is not the " get together again" desire...it's just reliving the good times we had somehow nurture the loneliness....a momentary thing.
And it's tricky...allowing yourself to get back again, in one of these moments....will throw you back into the very thing you got out of...roll eyes
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Aug 5, 2008 5:58 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
lusciousmile
lusciousmilelusciousmileThere, Aland Islands Finland25 Threads 2 Polls 11,989 Posts
roseofsharon: Indy... can we keep some decorum please...??
Luscious.... perhaps he just missed me?? When I say its been some time, we are talking a few years, not months. Surely, if he was gonna miss me he would've MISSED ME long ago.... why has it taken so long? Hence, my wondering of there is a hidden agenda? Its clearly not a case of he's been unable to live without me, is it...?


Yep, there's a hidden agenda alright. thumbs up

Maybe he got saved. laugh
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Aug 5, 2008 5:59 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
roseofsharon: Indy... can we keep some decorum please...??
Luscious.... perhaps he just missed me?? When I say its been some time, we are talking a few years, not months. Surely, if he was gonna miss me he would've MISSED ME long ago.... why has it taken so long? Hence, my wondering of there is a hidden agenda? Its clearly not a case of he's been unable to live without me, is it...?



me....decorum? laugh


Actually, I think back on old flames...and have some pleasant thoughts. Sometimes email them just to make sure all is well. But that's all I want to know. (just my view)..... Because I don't love them, doesn't mean I hate them.
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Aug 5, 2008 5:59 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
Xtabentun: When I feel lonely, I think about couple of ex boyfriends I don't stay in touch with...it's a nostalgic thing to do....and I noticed they do the same.
We know is not the " get together again" desire...it's just reliving the good times we had somehow nurture the loneliness....a momentary thing.
And it's tricky...allowing yourself to get back again, in one of these moments....will throw you back into the very thing you got out of...




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Aug 5, 2008 6:00 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
roseofsharon
roseofsharonroseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK60 Threads 3 Polls 8,699 Posts
Xtabentun: When I feel lonely, I think about couple of ex boyfriends I don't stay in touch with...it's a nostalgic thing to do....and I noticed they do the same.
We know is not the " get together again" desire...it's just reliving the good times we had somehow nurture the loneliness....a momentary thing.
And it's tricky...allowing yourself to get back again, in one of these moments....will throw you back into the very thing you got out of...


That's an extremely good point, love..... thank you!! bouquet


Luscious... what do you mean "maybe he got saved"?? dunno
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Aug 5, 2008 6:03 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
lusciousmile
lusciousmilelusciousmileThere, Aland Islands Finland25 Threads 2 Polls 11,989 Posts
Indyfella: me....decorum? Actually, I think back on old flames...and have some pleasant thoughts. Sometimes email them just to make sure all is well. But that's all I want to know. (just my view)..... Because I don't love them, doesn't mean I hate them.



Same with me. I like to know how some are doing. For those who never really cared for me, it doesn't even cross my mind, to check if they are still alive. I guess it's just the way it is, not that i would like to hear something bad happened to any of them. scold

I just don't think of some......ever.

dunno
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Aug 5, 2008 6:04 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
roseofsharon: That's an extremely good point, love..... thank you!! Luscious... what do you mean "maybe he got saved"??





It may be a, "what might have been" moment.
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Aug 5, 2008 6:05 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
lusciousmile
lusciousmilelusciousmileThere, Aland Islands Finland25 Threads 2 Polls 11,989 Posts
roseofsharon: That's an extremely good point, love..... thank you!! Luscious... what do you mean "maybe he got saved"??




I meant that, when people find God, they completely change their ways, feel guilty of any hurt they may have caused others, and try to share the good 'news'.

It was a joke, he would have said it, if this was the case. laugh
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Aug 5, 2008 6:06 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
While it is possible that's why he called,sorry(e wants you back),niceto think right?However take it for what i was.As said earlier nostlagia.He thought of you and was nice enough to compliment the thought wth a call.Most thnks of tei exes from time to time,a song,place etc.Most let it pass.Don't read into it.If he is interested he will call again.Can't go crazy trying to read his mind,I know well from years back.comfort hug You enjoyed the call,so leave it and if he calls again.........
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Aug 5, 2008 6:07 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
nomindgames: While it is possible that's why he called,sorry(e wants you back),niceto think right?However take it for what i was.As said earlier nostlagia.He thought of you and was nice enough to compliment the thought wth a call.Most thnks of tei exes from time to time,a song,place etc.Most let it pass.Don't read into it.If he is interested he will call again.Can't go crazy trying to read his mind,I know well from years back. You enjoyed the call,so leave it and if he calls again.........



prolly agreethumbs up
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Aug 5, 2008 6:08 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
roseofsharon
roseofsharonroseofsharonmanchester, Hampshire, England UK60 Threads 3 Polls 8,699 Posts
Indyfella: It may be a, "what might have been" moment.


I just get a strong feeling that he wants me to respond. Well, that's not simple nostalgia, is it?

Maybe we Brits are somewhat different, but I haven't come across this "getting in touch" after so long, just because...........

It starting to not sit comfortably with me.... perhaps my sagacious friend, Conrad, has a point??

dunno
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Aug 5, 2008 6:09 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
tunzrok
tunzroktunzroklondon, Ontario Canada900 Posts
nomindgames: While it is possible that's why he called,sorry(e wants you back),niceto think right?However take it for what i was.As said earlier nostlagia.He thought of you and was nice enough to compliment the thought wth a call.Most thnks of tei exes from time to time,a song,place etc.Most let it pass.Don't read into it.If he is interested he will call again.Can't go crazy trying to read his mind,I know well from years back. You enjoyed the call,so leave it and if he calls again.........



What she said wine
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Aug 5, 2008 6:10 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
Xtabentun
XtabentunXtabentunOntario, Canada18 Threads 1,722 Posts
Indyfella: It may be a, "what might have been" moment.


True....only that none really want to explore "what might have been" outside of that moment/even day ...

And he might also still looking to get his closure....sometimes it takes a while until one party settle the books.....it might not have anything to do with you, he could reconnect on order to be able to let go...dunno
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Aug 5, 2008 6:12 PM CST A Ghost from the Past...!!
howboutu
howboutuhowboutuDecatur, Alabama USA3 Threads 796 Posts
I cant believe no one has said....

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder"


I dont know what caused the break up or how it ended..( good or bad terms).. but it could be possible that the text meant exactly what was writtendunno

Why not respond and tell him thank you and wish him well...then see if he responds with a " hidden agenda "



Or just tell him to take a hike!laugh
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