I'm 23 years old, and this is going to sound so utterly foolish because so many years have gone by. My first relationship was long-distance. I was 15/16 and my ex was 20. He didn't tell me his age at…

Met "TH" in college. We connected, sparks, etc. But as he puts it, "She was too shy and I was too high." Over the years we would reconnect periodically, but it never got serious. New Year's 2011, I was set…

I have romantic feelings for this man in a way that I have never had toward my husband.

I've wondered why he reached out to me in such a personal and inviting way to begin with. I certainly wouldn't have done so if I were coupled.

Dear Meredith, Some background: I'm a 46-year-old woman, born and raised in Europe, came to the U.S. decades ago. When I was in my late 20s, I married a nice man. After seven years of what I thought was a…

They denied intentionally concealing this important aspect of their life.

My ex contacted me a year after our breakup. She (28) broke up with me last year after a 10-year relationship. She started developing feelings for her male best best friend. I (a 27-year-old man) worked on myself during that…

Dear Meredith, Over two decades ago, a man I loved very much ended our relationship. I was pretty devastated at the time, but life carried on. I've always remembered him fondly. Almost a year ago, this same man found me…

Recently I got a message from a guy I dated three years ago. We only dated for about two or three months. From what I remember, it ended amicably because we agreed there wasn't a strong romantic connection. However we…

... while in my hometown for Thanksgiving, I ran into my ex-boyfriend

Eventually, he did reach out. It was only to let me know he had moved on and he was happy.

I do believe he is the love of my life, and at 50, that's something.

Shortly after turning 30 in 2019, I started dating the sweetest woman of all time. Though we had different political views on certain issues and came from different religious backgrounds, we made it work. Of all the people I brought…

Hi Meredith. I've had a pretty turbulent two and half years. I sold my business and house, moved to a different area and set up new business, divorced my husband/business partner of 21 years after I fell deeply in love…

I've recently reconnected with my ex boyfriend. We were together for three years before he left me for another woman (they were together one month after we broke up). It left me crushed and heartbroken. The stupid thing is that…

I love him and know he loves me but I know this isn't healthy for me.

"I have only talked to my ex five or six times since we broke up and he always seems fine. He has a wonderful wife and family and is doing well."

She said to remember that I broke up with her over a year ago and she's heard very little from me, so I shouldn't be surprised that she's with someone.

On top of that, last September, I made a really bad decision and got in touch with an old flame.

She again regretted her decision two days later, but this time I wasn't willing to take her back.

I reached out to her twice during the early weeks of the pandemic to see how she was doing, but never heard back.

The spark was still there and there was no denying it, but it had just been so toxic we didn't want to hurt each other again.

Even when we live together for weeks upon end, we get along better than a dream.

She is uncomfortable talking to me because she does not want her husband to find out.

... this fantasy is not a COVID-related "should I contact my ex" thing, although maybe that is in the mix a little too.