My toxic ex (25M) never truly loved me. I was a complete fool for staying in that relationship despite all the glaring red flags. One day, after a grueling work shift, I was feeling drained and unwell. When I mentioned this to my emotionally unavailable boyfriend, his response was completely shocking: “Why don’t you go on a date with someone?” I was stunned into silence. I never expected anything from him, especially not this bizarre suggestion. At that time, he was staying at my place, so I figured my getting involved with someone else was his problem.
Maybe he was just trying to make excuses for his own infidelity. Frustrated, I went out to do my laundry. Unfortunately, the laundry woman didn’t accept UPI payments. As luck would have it, I ran into a guy who had a 2k note but no change. I asked him to pay for my laundry, and I’d pay him back via GPay. The laundry woman didn’t have enough change, so we decided to walk to a nearby shop to get it. The shop refused to give us change, so we had to walk even further.
During our walk, this guy bought us ice cream. “Shall we eat the ice cream while we walk?” he asked. That simple gesture was enough to lift my spirits and momentarily refresh my mind. We chatted for a while, and I was really grateful for the brief but pleasant distraction. After that, I went back to my room with my laundry, and my ex asked why I took so long. I casually mentioned, “You know, the idea of going on a date wasn’t actually bad. I just had an ice cream date with a guy, and I felt amazing.” As expected, he was confused, surprised, and had a totally indifferent reaction.
I eventually ended things with him. The way he reacted to my small moment of happiness was just another reminder of why our relationship had to end.