I lied about why I broke up with my ex

I (F27) broke up with my ex (M31) because he bought me a Valentines Day card that was pink and had "to my best friend" on it. The front of the card said "Happy Valentine's Day!"<br><br>We were dating for 6 months at that point, and I was expecting a normal romantic Valentine's Day card. When I opened the card and saw the words "best friend" on it, I was pissed. I thought he was treating me like his friend, and that he was not capable of treating me like his girlfriend.<br><br>When I confronted him, he said he picked the card out quickly, and didn't realize what he had done. He said he didn't know how to explain to me why he bought the card. He said he realized what he did when he gave it to me, but didn't want to say anything.<br><br>I told him that it didn't feel good, and it made me feel like he was treating me like his friend, and that he didn't see me as his girlfriend.<br><br>He said that if he could get the card back, he would. He said he didn't see me as just a friend, and that he loved me.<br><br>I told him that I think he's just saying that because he's scared to lose me. I broke up with him, and blocked him on all my social media accounts.<br><br>After we broke up, he got a few of our mutual friends to talk to me and see if I would reconsider giving him another chance. I wouldn't.<br><br>I knew I was being stupid for breaking up with him, but I just couldn't get over him giving me a "friend" valentine's day card. I knew I was making a mistake, but I didn't know how to fix it without looking like I was stupid to break up with him.<br><br>I see now that I overreacted. I should have given him another chance. I have been beating myself up over this for the past 11 months.<br><br>Edit: I thought I would add something that might help someone else in the future. I think the reason I overreacted so badly is because I have a fear of being treated like a "friend" in a romantic relationship. This is because I was treated like a "friend" by my ex-husband. I think the card triggered a past hurt, and that's why I overreacted. It was like my ex was treating me like my husband did, and I didn't want to go through that again. I just thought I would add that in case someone else might relate to my situation.