Time Well Spent

I got a text from the ex yesterday morning.
I'm really glad I changed his name to Stronger than This!
I decided I would wait until last night to reply just so I could think about what to say back.

Stronger Than This (10:25 a.m.): I apologize for my actions two weeks ago
Me (6:38 p.m.): Thanks, I appreciate it
Stronger Than This (6:38 p.m.): Yep that was a long delayed response

The End!

With the encouragement of one of my awesome roomies, I decided not to reply back to his last text. There was no need for a response - I am well aware that I waited 8 hours to respond, but I'm not sorry about it and I don't need to provide a reason/excuse for why I did it. I did it because I wanted to, end of story : )

My roommate really said some things that opened my eyes to the whole situation - the truth hurts, but I'm really grateful for it. I've always said that he's been stringing me along, which he has, but I have allowed him to do it. I've also said that I want to always be there for him just in case he has an epiphany and realizes that he has majorly fallen away from God or needs someone to talk to. But, as my roommate pointed out, maybe by always leaving the door open for communication, I am creating a stumbling block for him (every time I have gone down to his house).

Numerous times he has told me that it's over, but I realized after our last encounter that it really hasn't ever been over for either of us. He has continued the relationship by wanting a physical one, and I have allowed it. What happened to people breaking up and that being the end? When he broke up with me, he chose to take me out of his life, but he also lost the right to be in my life, so it is my mission to end this relationship once and for all.