An Aromantic Person Apologizes to Their First Date

You know I never meant to hurt you,

right?

And if I did

then I sincerely apologize.

But you caught feelings for me

that I cannot reciprocate.

I am sorry if the revelation of this

hurt you.

You were my friend,

and I never meant to hurt you.

(Trust me,

my heart broke too

at the thought that I might

be causing you pain.)

But I couldn’t change my feelings

anymore than you could change yours.

I’m sorry if I hurt you.

I truly am.

But trust me when I say,

I saved us both a lot of pain

by breaking your heart

before anything could really begin.