while it doesn't hurt me that i ended things once and for all with "ex", it does hurt me that he won't talk to me at all. i want to be friends, i really do. i do, honestly, care about him. just not romantically. he is very near and dear to me. i care so much about him, i just couldn't wait around at the risk that he might not ever want me again. so, i moved on. i can only be dropped so many times before i give up hope for a romance with someone. i just hope that someday soon, he'll at the very least speak to me.