130 Ways to Respond When Your Ex Says “I Love You” or “I Miss You”

Did you receive a text from your ex asking you to get back together because they still love and miss you?

If you are not interested in talking to your ex, you can simply ignore this text.

However, a more mature way would be to explain to them that you already moved on and are not interested in getting back together.

For example, you could say something like “I’m sorry, but I don’t feel the same way anymore.”

However, if you still have feelings for your ex, then you can use this as an opportunity to figure out if your ex truly wants you back or just texts you because they are lonely.

No matter how you feel about your ex, it’s usually a good idea to take a step back and think about what you want before responding to their text.

Because everyone’s situation is different we came up with a huge list of examples that you can use to get some ideas on how to reply to your ex when they tell you that they still love or miss you.

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Examples of How to Respond When Your Ex Says I Love You or I Miss You

1. It’s completely inappropriate for you to say that to me, given everything that’s happened between us

2. I don’t know what you want from me, but whatever it is, I can’t give it to you

3. Your timing couldn’t be worse. I’ve just started seeing someone else and I’m really happy with them

4. After everything you put me through, there’s no way I could ever love you again.

5. It took me a long time to get over you so please stop contacting me.

6. The fact that you would say that to me shows how little you understand me or what I want in a relationship.

7. I thought I loved you once, but now I realize it was only because I was desperate and lonely.

8. You hurt me so much that I don’t think I could ever trust you again, let alone love you.

9. It’s been years since we broke up and I’ve moved on – why can’t you?

10. Every time you contact me, it just reminds me of how much I hate you.

11. I don’t know what you want from me, but the answer is no.

12. Why are you even saying this to me?

13. I’ve moved on and I’m happy without you – why can’t you do the same?

14. This is just another one of your attempts to try and control me or manipulate me into getting back together with you – but it’s not going to work.

15. It’s been a long time since you said anything like that to me, why now?

16. I don’t know how to respond to that.

17. Why are you saying this now?

18. I thought you were over me, why do you still care?

19. I don’t love you anymore, I’m sorry.

20. That ship has sailed, we’re over and there’s no going back.

21. I don’t feel the same way anymore, I’m sorry.

22. This is so unexpected, I need some time to think about it before I can give you an answer.

23. Are you sure you’re not just saying this because you’re drunk and lonely?

24. Wow, I wasn’t expecting to hear from you again after all this time.

25. Part of me still loves you, but we can’t be together again

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26. We can be friends, but I don’t want anything more than that.

27. I don’t know what to say…

28. This is really unexpected and confusing for me, can we talk about it in person?

29. How dare you say that to me! You ruined everything and hurt me so much, I could never love you again!

30. I’ve moved on and I’m happy with someone else now, so please stop contacting me.

31. Seeing you with someone else made me realize that I never want to be with you again.

32. I have zero feelings for you so please just leave me alone.

33. I think you’re just saying that because you’re lonely and want to get back together.

34. It’s been nice catching up with you, but I don’t think rekindling our relationship is a good idea.

35. I appreciate your offer to reconcile, but I need more time to think about it.

36. I’ve moved on, and I’m happy with my new life without you.

37. Your affection is flattering but misplaced. Please direct your feelings elsewhere.

38. You hurt me too much when we were together, and I’ve finally healed enough to move forward without you.

39. Maybe in another lifetime…

40. We had some good times together, didn’t we? But ultimately we just weren’t meant to be together.

41. It’s over between us, and there’s no going back – no matter how much you say you love me now.

42. I don’t know what to say, other than I’m sorry for how things ended and I wish you the best.

43. After everything that’s happened, I could never trust you again or feel the same way about you.

44. Your apology means nothing to me after all the pain you caused.

45. I’ve forgiven you, but it’s going to take a long time before I can forget.

46. Seeing you with someone else hurt more than anything, so please don’t contact me again

47. You were never there for me when I needed you, so why should I believe you now?

48. We both said and did things we shouldn’t have done during the break-up, so let’s move on…

49. Time has helped me realize that I never really loved you, and I’ve moved on.

50. It’s flattering that you still have feelings for me, but I’m not interested in getting back together.

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51. Even though I still have feelings for you, I know that it’s not healthy for me to be around you.

52. I appreciate your honesty, but I don’t reciprocate your feelings.

53. Saying “I love you” doesn’t negate all the hurtful things you did to me during our relationship.

54. You can’t just say “I love you” and expect everything to be forgiven and forgotten.

55. Just because you say “I love you” doesn’t mean I’ll take you back.

56. You really hurt me when you cheated on me, and I don’t think I can ever trust you again.

57. I’ve moved on, and I’m happy with someone else now. Thanks for understanding.

58. You might think you love me, but what you’re actually feeling is guilt for what you did.

59. We tried this already, and it didn’t work out then so why do you think it would work now?

60. You say you love me, but your actions say otherwise.

61. It’s too late now; I don’t think I can ever forgive or forget what you did to me.

62. If you loved me, you would respect my decision to move on and not contact me again.

63. I never stopped loving you, but I had to move on because you didn’t love me back.

64. It took a long time, but I finally realized that I deserve better than you. And now I have somebody who loves and respects me for who I am. So thank you, but no thanks.

65. You broke my heart and tore me apart, why would I ever want to get back with you?

66. It hurts to hear you say that because I know it’s not true. You only love yourself and nobody else.

67. I thought you loved your new girlfriend, why are you saying this to me?

68. Why should I believe you when you never showed me love when we were together?

69. I don’t know what to say to that can we just not talk about this?

70. Yeah, I don’t think so. You had your chance and you blew it.

71. What part of “I don’t want to be with you anymore” didn’t you understand?

72. It would be nice if you had said this a long time ago when it would have actually meant something

73. Is this some sort of joke?

74. This is a wrong number, please take me off your contact list.

75. Um…I think you have the wrong person. I’m not who you’re looking for.

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76. That’s sweet of you to say, but we both know it’s not true. You never loved me, not really.

77. Yes, I still love you too, but that doesn’t change the fact that we’re not together anymore and never will be again.

78. We were never good together, why do you want to get back together now?

79. You ruined any chance we had at a future together when you cheated on me, so please stop reaching out to me and leave me alone

80. What do you want from me? An apology? That’s not happening.

81. We were toxic together, I don’t want to go back to that.

82. You hurt me more than anyone else, I don’t think I can ever forgive you for that.

83. You’re 5 years too late.

84. How can you say you love me when you treated me so badly?

85. I don’t know what kind of game you’re playing, but I’m not interested

86. You can say “I love you” all you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that you cheated on me with my best friend

87. The only thing I want from you is for you to leave me alone, so please stop saying “I love you”

88. Your apology means nothing to me because you never actually owned up to what you did to me

89. After everything you put me through, how dare you say you love me?

90. It’s been nice speaking with you, but I think it would be best if we didn’t continue this conversation

91. I don’t know why you’re apologizing now when it’s too late, but whatever floats your boat

92. The only thing I want from you is for you to leave me alone

93. I’ve moved on and I’m happy without you, so please stop trying to insert yourself back into my life

94. You’re too late, I’ve found someone who loves and respects me the way I deserve

95. Your apology means nothing to me now because it’s not like you ever showed me any love when we were together

96. The only reason you’re saying this now is because you finally realize what you lost, but it’s too little too late

97. I bet you’re just saying this because you’re lonely and don’t have anyone else to talk to

98. Maybe if you hadn’t treated me like crap when we were together, I would consider giving you another chance

99. It would mean a lot more to me if you had said this before you decided to sleep with my best friend

100. You need to work on fixing yourself before you can even think about being in a relationship with anyone else

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101. Sorry, but I don’t believe you and I don’t think I ever will

102. If you truly loved me, you wouldn’t have done all the things that you did to hurt me

103. I’ve forgiven you for what you did, but I can never forget and I don’t think I ever will be able to fully trust you again

104. Why are you saying this now? Is it because you’re feeling guilty about what you did?

105. I don’t know if I can ever forgive you, but I’m willing to try if you’re sincere about wanting to make things right

106. It’s going to take a lot of time and effort on your part to prove to me that you’ve changed, but I’m willing to give you a chance

107. You need to show me that you’re committed to making things work this time before I can even consider taking you back

108. I want to believe you, but it’s going to take more than just words for me to do that

109. It’s going to take some time, but maybe someday we can get back to where we were before

110. You hurt me so much when you ended things and I’m not sure I can ever forgive you for that

111. I’m not sure what you’re trying to accomplish by telling me this now, but it doesn’t change anything

112. This is a really low blow, using my feelings against me like this, especially after everything you put me through

113. You tore me apart when you left me, so hearing you say this now feels like a knife to the heart

114. I thought I meant something to you, but obviously, I was wrong

115. It’s too little too late, and I deserve so much better than what you ever gave me

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116. I don’t know what you want from me or why you’re even reaching out after all this time, but please stop

117. You said some really hurtful things when you broke up with me and I’ve been trying to move on, so please stop contacting me

118. We broke up for a reason and I’ve moved on, so please stop trying to reach out to me

119. Just because you’re feeling lonely doesn’t mean you can reach out to me and expect things to still be the same

120. You made your choice when you decided to break up with me, so please respect my decision to move on

121. I’m sorry, but I have no interest in getting back together or even speaking to you again

122. Seeing your name pop up is a reminder of all the pain you caused me when we were together, so please stop texting me

123. I don’t know what possessed you to reach out to me after all this time, but please stop

124. You clearly don’t understand what love is if you could cheat on me like that

125. We were never good together, and I’m glad we’re not together anymore

126. Love isn’t enough, we need trust and respect too and you broke that

127. We were never good together, so even if you do love me now, it wouldn’t work out between us in the long run.

128. You have a lot of nerve contacting me after everything you put me through. I don’t want anything to do with you, so please leave me alone.

129. It doesn’t matter how you feel now because you made your choice when you decided to cheat on me

130. You were my everything, and you tore me apart. I don’t think I can ever forgive you for what you did.

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