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[badseed1980]

Last night, I got an e-mail from a former partner of mine, a guy I dated in my pre-polyamory days. Basically, we had what amounted to a quick fling during my junior year in college (we were friends from freshman year on) and a more extended relationship while I was in grad school (which was mostly long-distance, since he was deployed to Germany). We broke up when he was deployed to Kuwait, because he knew he wouldn't be able to keep in touch enough to keep up a relationship for a year when he'd already been away for a long time. I was sad, I missed him, I moved on and found a new love, and he moved on and got married.

Anyway, he had some very sweet things to say to me in the e-mail. He wanted to apologize for any pain he caused me, and let me know how much he valued me as a friend, and how he looked back on our relationship with fondness, and all that. It's always good to know that the people you still think of years after parting ways, even if you don't see them, also still think of you.

D is an awesome guy. I'd love to introduce him to pierceheart. I think they'd get along like a house on fire. I really should make an effort to meet up with him sometime when I'm in Maryland.

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[kyrian03.livejournal.com]

That is really nice to have that kind of e-mail from an ex! It is always nice to close the loop and know that you had a positive impact on someone!

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we've been in touch now and then, and hopefully will get better at it. But I think this is the first time he said anything about how he felt about our relationships as lovers and as friends.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is totally off-topic, but when I'm home, there are some pictures of Christopher Eccleston I found that I think you'll like! Must send you links.