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Candy Writes

Oct 29, 2026

Leave him blocked! He’s having his cake and eating it.

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Rachelle Australis

she/her

Oct 29

Thanks - totally broke me. I don't even understand what happened. I am assuming he just realised he still loved the ex when he had been thinking he was starting over. I wouldn't even call it ghosting it was just total annihilating silence.

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