Why I Hated My Ex Girlfriend

In 2010, aged 20, Daniel met a Japan-Cupid girlfriend after traveling alone to Japan; attraction and limited meetings fueled anxiety. He recalls clashes over rules, food, Disneyland effort, and maturity; lonely and unhappy, he cheated with a playful Korean guesthouse resident. A decade later, he secretly found her working as an air cabin hostess and wonders whether she remembers their relationship.

Loneliness, novelty, and avoidance of honest breakups recur; hindsight reframes failure as a gateway to later experiences.