What does our conversation mean?
My ex and I dated for 5 years and I broke up with him 3 years ago because I was insecure. We went a year without speaking and over two years without seeing each other. Since then I have seen him a few times (lunch, hang out) usually his idea. Last week he called and asked if I wanted to go to dinner. The conversation felt very natural and we started talking about why we broke up. We both apologized for some things and had some good laughs. He said he thought we were two normal people that just didn't make it work and that I was the last normal one he'd dated. He said he was tired of dating women that either didn't have things in common with him, lied to him or cheated on him. I apologized for some of my insecurities and he said that of all the people he would hold a grudge against, I would not be one of them and not to worry about it. He brought up the first time we met and several of the Valentines Days we had together. He brought up the first time we saw each other after I left and said he was nervous to see me after all that time, that he thought we would run into each other out somewhere and he had no idea so much time would pass without seeing the other. After our dinner he left some pictures at my house. We have talked on the phone (again, usually him calling me) almost every day since and the other night I reminded him I had the pics. He asked if he could pick them up that night and suggested we watch one of our old favorite television shows together. (I said yes). Is he being nostalgic? Clearing the air for a good friendship? Or does he still love me? I had just assumed he would not want me back (I wasn't nice when I left) and even though I still have strong feelings for him, I was willing to push those to the side since I was lucky enough to still be his friend.
