Hi Reddit -- 

My ex and I have had a rocky on/off relationship for three years. We each take blame for the rockiness. We both made mistakes. 

Currently we live in different cities across the country but I will be moving back to his city in a few months. 

A few days ago he reached out after we'd been no contact for a little under a month. We had a few nice chats, though I'm being cautious because he was the one who broke it off last time because he "wanted to be single" for now.

He is now trying to initiate sexting (mainly, sending pictures) which is something we used to do very frequently.

I'm not comfortable with this yet. My heart was broken and I don't trust him yet. I want to build a new relationship slowly with him and not rush into anything and make the same mistakes. 

How do I gently express this to him without killing his ego or making him feel rejected? It's precisely BECAUSE I love him so much that I want to take things slow.
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long distance Ex wants to
assistant
Hi Reddit -- 

My ex and I have had a rocky on/off relationship for three years. We each take blame for the rockiness. We both made mistakes. 

Currently we live in different cities across the country but I will be moving back to his city in a few months. 

A few days ago he reached out after we'd been no contact for a little under a month. We had a few nice chats, though I'm being cautious because he was the one who broke it off last time because he "wanted to be single" for now.

He is now trying to initiate sexting (mainly, sending pictures) which is something we used to do very frequently.

I'm not comfortable with this yet. My heart was broken and I don't trust him yet. I want to build a new relationship slowly with him and not rush into anything and make the same mistakes. 

How do I gently express this to him without killing his ego or making him feel rejected? It's precisely BECAUSE I love him so much that I want to take things slow.
user
Ex trying to initiate sexting
assistant