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National 'Ex' Day Is Not Celebrated Right

Why we should appreciate the good in our exes

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National 'Ex' Day Is Not Celebrated Right
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National Ex Day was recently celebrated, with people targeting their ex boyfriends or girlfriends on twitter, blabbing on about how much of a shitty person they are. Let's rewind to when you first started dating them and thought the world of them, please. Do not sit here and put your ex on blast just because you guys ended things. Ending on bad terms or not, you were so invested in your ex at one point, so why not point out the good about them?

I, on one hand, can sit here and say my ex boyfriend is one of the most important people to enter my life. He taught me so many things, gave me the world, and made me feel the happiest I had ever felt. He was there for me through every issue, every situation and was a shoulder to lean on. And I know he will do the same to his future girlfriends. He will give them what they need, show them he cares, and treat them the way he treated me: like I was the only person in his life.

Why does everyone feel the need to talk negatively about their exes? How soon do they forget that they were all they wanted at one point? From their looks, their personality, the way they smelt, what they wore, what music they listened to, what they do for hobbies and more, your ex was everything you wanted. You couldn't wait to brag about them and show everyone just how lucky you were. Or else, why would you be dating them?

Dating someone is supposed to be one of the best feelings. You're supposed to feel loved unconditionally, respected, and beautiful while dating someone. If you don't feel good about yourself while dating someone, you're not with the right person.

It sickened me to go on Twitter on 'National Ex Day' just to see everyone tweeting negatively about their exes. You're either jealous of their new relationship or you can't get over what you had. I understand that some relationships could have been emotionally draining or physically abusive, so to those relationships, I do not target the negative tweets. But if you broke up just because and now you're harassing your ex on social media, you are nothing but immature.

I'm happy to say that my most important ex boyfriend is still very much in my life. We're still close and know each other like the back of our own hands. We vent to each other, tell each other how we're feeling, and are always curious with what's going on each others lives. I know he'd be there for me through anything just like I'd be there for him through anything. I'd have his back in any situation because at one point I loved him more than anything else. There will always be a special place in my heart for this boy and I couldn't thank him enough for showing me true happiness.

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