All I'm saying is that when this guy ended it with me - if I had just said... "Okay, I agree, blah blah blah" it would have been completely finished. Instead I politely and quietly told him how I felt. And, you know what he said to me? He had no idea I was feeling that way and for that long. He realized then how much I did care for him. Of course hearing that after just making the decision to end it did not immediately change his feelings but he said it gave him something to think about.
Now I need to give him the time to think.
I was me - by stating my opinion and my feelings on the matter calmly and nicely. Had I not... he would not be thinking anything other than the fact he wasted a year and a half chasing me. That's not going to bring him back.
The bottom line is that there is never a right answer or a wrong answer.