Hi guys,

I need some advice bc I’m having a hard time. My ex and I were together for 4 years. we ended up breaking up in December because he felt like he wasn’t in the mental place to give me what I needed, which was literally just affection and effort (he had depression from not going to school not working and feeling like his life was going nowhere). Everyone knew he was struggling and it was affecting him bad so I felt maybe it really was best even if it hurt to let him be alone for a bit. But then I found out he started dating someone (not officially bf/gf tho) 2 weeks after our breakup.

When I found out, I confronted him and he was crying and crying. He told me that I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to him, that he just felt like I deserved better and decided to let me go for that reason. He said that I’m the most genuine person he’s ever met, easiest person to talk to, and that he could be himself 1000% with me, but that he just can’t be with me bc it’s past the point of return now. And that he’s optimistic about the relationship he has with this girl. Our last conversation confused me a lot for this reason. Bc he was saying he was optimistic abt his relationship w her but also saying he had mixed feelings about me and that how was he supposed to move on all the way if I never did him wrong?

But at the same time, decided to keep talking to this girl, he’s still w her now. What do I do with this? I keep asking myself what tf this all means. I feel so confused. Any words of encouragement or advice you guys can give me? Especially if you’ve been in the same situation