I made one or 2 of thos calls before. Funny - I was actually thinking about sending one of those emails to an old love. More along the lines of, "I was immature and never meant to hurt you. I hope you are doing well". But, I am not one for drama so I nixed that idea pretty quick.
Yessss I sure did! This was about a month ago, I got an email from an ex (who was the BIGGEST jerk of all time), apologizing for what he did & asking if he could call me sometime etc. I of course called him (blocked the call) & left him a msg telling him that I appreciated the apology & that I didn't think it was necessary to keep in touch b/c I've been with someone for a while but that I appreciated the gesture & wished him well. "You don't know what you got 'til it's GONE"...
I've made that call before. Not that I was an asshole, but it was a pretty deep/heavy/long relationship and I was feeling bad about the way it ended. I'm glad I did. Her and I are still friends, which is a very good thing because she was my best friend for most of the time we were together.
I did, although not after that much time. Maybe about 2 years had passed.
I didn't wish to get back together with her. But the way I left was so inconsiderate (I was 22 at the time) and I had hurt her unnecessarily. She had mailed some letters afterwards, and I had never even responded to those. So I contacted her and apologized at some length.
The best thing that ever happened to me in my life started the day my ex came home after cheating on me and I stood up, wrote a check for the rent, picked up my bag and my guitar and my knives gave her a hug and walked into world. Still email back and forth, we were together for five years, trade recipes, restaurant gossip, the basic.
I never really treated anybody like shit, i suppose, although I can think of one I wish I had... lol....