Here are my first thought about your email.
I think it can be distilled down to a few key facts:
- You don’t love me.
- You can’t love me, because you are still in love with someone that won’t ever love you.
- You couldn’t possibly fall in love with me because I love you. (You probably could never fall in love with someone that loves you.)
- I must be pathetic because I love you.
As you said about the guy you still love, “After 4 years you would think that someone as smart as I am (not being conceited) would figure out that if we were ever together, he would have a different back up chick.” I guess it took you 4 years of burning through men to finally admit you are still in love with someone else. I’m pretty sure I pointed that out in July while packing up your boxes.
But, don’t fool yourself into thinking you are doing this for me. “I didn’t want to do the same thing to you. I never wanted you to feel like I did. And basically when I got down here I realized I was doing that exact thing.” You are only making excuses for your behavior. You were always cheating us. You used me as your back up for everything with never giving us any opportunity to have a real relationship. You never resolved to give up on him and try to be honest in a relationship with me.
You continue, “A person should always have the respect for themselves.” So I guess you don’t think I have any respect for myself. I doubt you have any respect for me.
But, just when the door is slammed shut, you don’t fail to dangle that string: “I miss friends (yes, you).”
Well, here is something you didn’t consider. I gave myself freely to you, including my love. I would do it again. I do not consider myself pathetic for loving someone, even you.
The real reason things can not work between us seems to be that you haven’t given up on your hopeless love. Note, you never said you are over it, just that you needed to move because “…… I couldn’t be in VT knowing that one of my ex’s …will always be there. I think I will always be …[his] back up plan if I am in VT.” In fact, it sounds like a resolve to continue your fantasy.
I respect myself for giving my all to trying to have an honest, meaningful, and loving relationship. I didn’t allow myself to be like you… I always said I wanted a real and full relationship with you, not just be a fuck-buddy. Sure, you used me that way. Even at Christmas when you lied about being in a relationship now.
I used to think you were an angel.