rant maybe idk abt my ex ⭐💗

Soooo today I was just talking to my friends, and my birthday was yesterday, (september 6th 🥳) and my ex texted me happy birthday.

me and my ex broke up a few months ago, we were long distance, and he told me that "he couldn't do it anymore" because "I have no self confidence." Obviously I was kinda offended, but I've been over it for a while. He texted me and I was really confused, because we hadn't talked for about a month, and i made it clear I didn't really want to talk. I did respond with a small thank you, and I don't even know atp, because I don't really want to talk to him anymore.

basically short story of how we met:

we went to a summer camp together, and we really hit each other up, and we got each other's numbers and started talking, and about like 4 months, we started dating. we only saw each other occasionally (prob leasing to our breakup), and when we did, he would buy me flowers and gifts and stuff (I would reciprocate) and yeah. we were together for 8 months, and he broke up with me by telling my friend that how he felt. my friend then forced him to tell me, so he did, and it was really abrupt and I was really confused. He agrees to "be friends" and we did try to text, but he would never respond and ghosted me. Then, we both went to the summer camp we met at (we planned on going together, but then he broke up with me) and at first it was really awkward, but then it got more normal, flirty even? I'm not sure, but a lot of people were telling us that they thought we were dating, and one of my friends even said, "you're practically still dating, break up with him again." We never talk anymore except when he texted me today. I am CLEARLY trying to ghost him, he doesn't get the memo!!!

Guys what do I do. I've never dated anyone else before. Advice??