Don't know what to do?

Hi Sisters,
I am new to this forum, as I have just recently (6 months ago), began strengthening my relationship with Allah, alhamdulilah.

Prior, I was not a very good Muslim :( I did a lot of bad deeds, including cheating on my spouse. I have repented and even so, I still suffer with anxiety attacks and depression. I pray that this is Allah's way of making me pay for my sins here on this earth instead of suffrage in hell.

I am on a new path of growth and understanding of Allah and Islam. I feel warm and peaceful when I pray and I really feel that God had forgiven me, and that is my only will power that keeps me going. I am thankful God did not expose my secret and I am able to salvage my relationship with my husband.

Sisters, I am in a uncomfortable situation. The man I cheated on my husband with recently sent me an e-mail trying to contact me and see what I have been up to. Of course I do not want to engage in anything with him, but I was wondering what would be the islamic way to handle this? Respond and tell him to never contact me again? Ignore and block his e-mail address? I am in quandary because I don't want to break his heart. I basically just ended things with him by blocking his phone number and erasing him from social media. But after months he contacted me via e-mail and I feel that maybe ending things more properly would give him closure and he would stop trying. I really don't know what to do. For now I just left the e-mail as is and have not responded or blocked or anything. What would you sisters suggest I do in this situation?

Thanks.

Hi Sister! My first thought is that he has forgotten you and wants to contact. I do not know how the situation looks right now but I hope you feel more better than when you've been writing this post.