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>be me, 31 year old woman, never married, but fine with that
>Decide to look up ex-bf I dated when I was 18; we ended on good terms but drifted apart, he got married and had kids, I was happy for him
>I missed having him in my life though, we had good times, wanted to see if he'd like to catch up
>His favorite book was Hitchhikers Guide and he liked Dexter's Laboratory
>find his obituary online
>Turns out he died from cancer
>Sad he never reached out to me when he was sick, maybe I could have helped in some way
>Maybe he didn't want me to know
>Maybe he forgot about me
>I miss the way he smelled, like a mix of clean linen and old spice, sometimes I catch a whiff of a smell in the air that reminds me of him
>I smile but it hurts knowing I will never get to speak with him again
>Decide to look up ex-bf I dated when I was 18; we ended on good terms but drifted apart, he got married and had kids, I was happy for him
>I missed having him in my life though, we had good times, wanted to see if he'd like to catch up
>His favorite book was Hitchhikers Guide and he liked Dexter's Laboratory
>find his obituary online
>Turns out he died from cancer
>Sad he never reached out to me when he was sick, maybe I could have helped in some way
>Maybe he didn't want me to know
>Maybe he forgot about me
>I miss the way he smelled, like a mix of clean linen and old spice, sometimes I catch a whiff of a smell in the air that reminds me of him
>I smile but it hurts knowing I will never get to speak with him again
