So, he was trying to pull a guilt trip on me yesterday - on my birthday. He tried to tell me he is all on his own in California, dealing with his mom, with no support from me.

What am I supposed to do? Hold onto the relationship when I am no longer in love just because it's poor timing and his mother's health is failing? He's trying to make me feel guilty. I won't allow it.

And THEN, he even tried to tell me a story of how he was at a cashier, talking to the cashier, and they ended up talking about how her husband left 10 years ago and my husband was talking about me leaving, and he cried.

MORE MANIPULATION.

First of all, WHY is he telling me a story about a convo he had with a FEMALE cashier, when I am out with a friend on my bday having fun? Was he trying to deliberately trigger me and make me react????? And then to tell me that they both were crying together, or that he cried, well, what is that???? Trying again to pull on my heartstrings and manipulate my emotions?

I completely ignored that text. I did not react and I did not reply.

What a manipulative SOB.