They broke up amicably because he didn’t want kids. The letter writer is now a single mom and wants to reconnect.
My partner and I split after 12 years because he decidedly did not want children and I did. It was a terribly painful split, perhaps more so because it was completely loving and amicable.
The first years were difficult, but my amazing daughter is now doing great in kindergarten. My sister’s family also moved nearby, and the cousin sleepovers have given me the option of a night away. I can’t stop thinking about calling the ex. Kid comes first. Let’s say you settle all the other rekindling-related issues to your satisfaction: Will your amazing daughter be stuck with someone in your life who wants nothing to do with her? Weigh this carefully and long-range. Kindergarten is a bit early to be fed that existential nugget.Those rekindling-related issues include whether you still like him, he still likes you, you still want him, he still wants you, and there’s any form of being together that includes living separately.
Did he suffer as you did from the breakup? If you even suspect he did, then be mindful of disrupting his peace of mind, too.
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