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Talking to the ex

Dear Annie : I am a 26-year-old woman, recently engaged to my live-in boyfriend. The other day, I came across an online conversation he had with an ex-fling of his. I know I shouldn't have snooped, but the word "marriage" came up and I got curious. In the conversation, he said she would always have a piece of his heart and told her that "in another universe," he would have married her.

I feel completely betrayed. My boyfriend says the conversation was private and was meant to bring him closure so he could continue to move forward comfortably and confidently into our marriage. And besides, it was none of my business and I could not possibly understand. I am furious. I feel this was inappropriate and hurtful. I no longer trust him and am having a great deal of difficulty moving beyond this.

My last three boyfriends all cheated, and one was also physically abusive. I suffer from extreme PTSD. My therapist told me it was a miracle that I was able to take steps toward trusting another person. Now I am back at square one. Am I foolish to stay with my fiancé after he did something like this, knowing it would hurt me? Or could this, in fact, have been a conversation to gain closure, as he said? ― Boston

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