She was very lonely and because of work, school, and my own life, I couldn’t be there for her.

I don’t blame her for emotionally cheating, but it still hurt. I called her some nasty things as we were breaking up and I really regret that. I thought that hurting her in return would make me feel better, but I didn’t realize how hurt she already was.

I don’t think she has fully recovered from that time in her life and last time I saw her, she dumped a bunch of her recent struggles onto me. She has texted me a couple times to talk/meet up but I don’t think that would be appropriate since I have another partner now. It feels horrible because I once again feel like I can’t be there for her.

At the time I just saw things from my POV, but as time has passed, I now see things from hers as well. I was very emotionally distant and never really supported her. I saw her as a really strong person and as someone who could get through anything, but for some reason I didn’t realize how much support she needed. I was a lot younger and a lot more stupid. I thought that since I could do things by myself, she would too. I now know that’s a stupid thought to have