2 years later, anger returns

Two years ago, I ended what was becoming a very strong emotional affair with someone I believed to be a dear friend and a good, albeit misunderstood, person. I was wrong about the latter. It has been nearly a year since we've had any kind of contact with one another and I've happily moved on with my life and my marriage.

Long story short: the man uses Craigslist as a predatory sexual playground. He has placed thousands....yes THOUSANDS...of ads on here disguised as other people in the hopes of either engaging in quickie encounters with other women or online erotic banter with them. Once I found this out (in my own stalker-ish way) and confronted him with the revelation, he not only didn't deny it; he seemed to pride himself in his behavior.

Today there is an article in the NYTimes about the reckless seeking of sex on Craigslist and there is a man interviewed who I am certain is my old friend. Suddenly, all the anger and betrayal I felt years ago has been resurrected. I know that he will continue to deceive women online pretending that he is someone else. He will continue to lie and lie and move onto his next sexual encounter without so much as a passing thought to his victims. And there is nothing I can do about it. It sickens me. It disheartens me. And it fills me with such a hatred that I thought was long resolved that it makes me feel as if I will never be "healed." Tweet