I had an ex who I was supposed to spend a long weekend with around Memorial Day. When the weekend rolled around, she disappeared. No calls returned, no messages answered. Nothing.

Later on, well after the weekend had passed, she finally reached out and explained that she’d decided to go to Florida with her ex instead. Apparently they were thinking about getting back together. That was that. Our time together was coming to an end.

It didn’t end right away though. We continued for a while after, broken hearted and all. I didn’t give up. Years later, we’d reconnect here and there occasionally, but that one weekend set the wheels in motion for whatever we had to eventually run its course. I was done being the rebound.

It’s not as simple as this quick post makes it sound, but honestly, I don’t have the energy or desire to invest any more time to explain it. But suffice it say, she broke my heart and hurt me deeply.