Last night I talked to an ex about my job struggles and how i feel like a failure. We went back and forth and he told me that he has battled with bouts of depression as well. Not liking the city he is in anymore, hating his job etc. I was surprised since to me he is perfect, has the perfect life etc and I told him as much. His response was “that’s funny, because to me you’re perfect”. And then we got on the subject of how we didn’t work out. I view things in black and white, he does not. I told him if he liked me he’d be with me it’s just that simple. He says we are in this grey area, he likes me but it’s just not right. We ended the conversation at a standstill, I’m not changing my opinion and he’s not changing his.