Things I can't unhear

What people need to learn is that you can't unhear something once it is said.

These are some things he said to me that continue to rattle around in my head....

"I always knew I'd end up divorced"
Really?  That might have been nice to hear BEFORE we got married.  Around the time that I told you I didn't believe in divorce.

"I felt 70% of our marriage was bad"
Ouch. Since we never argued, enjoyed each others company, and got along great, I stupidly thought we were 70% good.

"All my friends hate their ex wives and have nothing nice to say about them.  I want you to know I don't feel that way and I have nothing bad to say about you."
Lucky me. Doesn't change the fact you still divorced me.

"I want to be married again someday, just not to you."
Wow.  Because with the next person you will actually try to make it work?
Or because they will be so perfect you won't need to.

"I'm proud that I can say I never cheated on you."
Clearly that must have been a huge accomplishment for you.
And you may not have physically cheated on me, but you cheated me out of so much.

"Were we really a family if we didn't have kids?"
Color me stupid for thinking we were. So if I wasn't family, was I just a maid with benefits?

"I want to be friends"
How's the old saying go?  With friends like you....

"I do."
Yeah.  That's the one that haunts me the most.