Half a year ago, a friend of mine had her heart broken and her faith in love shattered and was in pieces. But, being the independent, strong-minded girl that we all knew and love, she overcame her heartache and got over her former lover soon after.

Right now, she is being harassed by the said former lover. She shares with us about his harassment and, initially, I was like the others, thinking what a creep he was and how he could not get the hint that she was over him.

But, over time, as she shares the latest updates on his harassment, I have this empathy towards him as his words hit a chord in me. It was exactly the same scenario that I was in a few years ago. I was in both positions so I could feel his hope, his disappointment and his hurt as well as her scorn, bafflement, and irritation.

It’s the moments in this sharing period that makes me relive the hurt and pain a little more than I’d like to indulge myself in.