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The Texts People Wish They Could Send Their Exes
Letting go of an ex completely is never easy. Even though you you've moved on or are in the process of doing so, they always somehow manage to creep back into your mind and the urge to shoot them a casual, "How's it going?" or worse, "I miss you" text becomes super strong. But in my experience, whenever you find yourself asking, "Should I text my ex?" the answer is usually no. Because of that, Sean Drohan, a 24-year-old Princeton graduate created the Google spreadsheet titled, "Things i wanna text my ex". It's an open document where anyone can type out the texts they wish they could send their exes without having to deal with the potential consequences of actually having sent one. (Bustle reached out to to Drohan and has not yet received a response.)
"There's plenty I would like to say to my exes (and too much I've already said)," Drohan said in an interview with Refinery29. "People enjoy anonymous opportunities to cry into the ether. There's kind of this unanswered question of to whom we say these things and why, but that's what's interesting."
The doc is everything you’d imagine it to be. It's a long spreadsheet filled with the heartbroken, angry, and sometimes hilarious post-breakup thoughts many of us probably had at some points in our lives. They're so relatable that people are even leaving comments on each other's messages.
It really is an interesting look into the range of thoughts and emotions people have after being broken up with or breaking up with someone. Here are 15 of the best and most relatable texts people wish they could send their exes:
1The Sex Was Great, But You, Not So Much...
2I Still Kind Of Hate You, But I Don't Regret Any Of It
3I'm Happy You're Happy But...
4I Wasted Way Too Much Time
5I Reject You
6What Does She Have That I Don't?
7I Still Love You And I Hate That Life Got In The Way
8I'm Just Sad Because No One Will Love Me The Way You Did
9I Don't Want To Be Angry Anymore
10I Just Wanted You To Fight For Me
11I Hope We Find Each Other Again
12I'm Still Secretly Hoping You'll Talk To Me Again
13I'm Sorry For The Things I Never Told You
14Thank You
15I've Found Someone Way Better
As you can see, there are so many different reasons why people want to text their exes. Currently, the "Things i wanna text my ex" spreadsheet has over 2,300 submissions. Some want to curse out their exes, some want to gloat, and others just want to get answers. If you're just itching to type out a text but not actually send it, just know there's a Google doc on the internet for you to anonymously share your feels.