Closure, Research Papers, and a sigh of relief

OK, so this morning, I sent Tim a message regarding the fact that I am no longer angry, and that I wish him well in his marriage. I told to him that I've been praying for him, and that I wish that things had turned out differently, that we'd been friends or associates.

I felt so nervous writing that message because you never know how someone is going to reach to you. You don't know if they're going to agree that peace needs to be brokered, or if they will somehow find a way to once again stomp your mended heart into shattered pieces.

I hate conflict, I really do.

I just wonder:

1. Will he respond?
2. What will he say, and how will he say it?

I just want to move forward by draining the bitterness, and getting some closure.