I had no idea...

[tarotjoe]

So, my ex told me tonight that the reason he has never had a relationship where he sees it lasting is because I broke his heart 5 years ago and he never wants to feel that way again. We were each others' first long term relationship and firsts in a few other ways to put it nicely. We were together for almost 2 years. He likes someone now, and is afraid of getting hurt. I feel kind of irresponsible that all this time (we started to talk again about 7 months ago) that i did not know or think about my impact on him.

I broke his heart, and all I could do tonight was grab him, hug him, and tell him he is amazing enough to deserve to be loved by this new guy. I want him to believe that. How else can I get him to be confident enough to go for it? How can I help his broken heart?

Yeah I know, it couldn't be more complicated.