Situation: I sent an email to a former therapist who I feel has helped me. The email was about how she had made a difference and how I had missed her when she left. I don't see her anymore and it has been nearly over a year since I last saw her.

My thoughts: I wrote in the email that I didn't need a response and I amazing got one. What has cause me some rumination that is starting to do my head in is, she said, she was delighted to hear from me. She wrote in past tense!

I don't know why but it makes me feel that because it is in past tense she is sending a hidden message that she isn't happy to hear from me at all. That she used to be happy but not anymore. I don't understand why she could use "is" instead of "was". I may be reading too much into it. I don't really know.

If you haven't seen or hear from someone for over a year and then suddenly make contact, would you talk in present or past tense and what does it mean? Like, "it is nice to see you" or "it was nice to hear from you."

The response I got from the former therapist doesn't make feel she is currently delighted because it was in past tense. Does anyone understand where I'm coming from or am I making nothing out of something?

Any thoughts, insight, or experience would greatly be appreciated.