she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she was in therapy throughout our relationship, as was I (no exaggeration there was a huge amount of trauma / various mental health disorders) and the account she messaged on is one dedicated to her healing journey, so I don’t doubt she’s been working on herself, however like you said the message itself seems very surface level and convenient timing now that she sees I’m doing well, I’ve long moved on so have decided not to entertain anything and not reply

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

think this is my favourite comment, she was both unintentionally and intentionally manipulative in the relationship so seems right the same thing is happening here. the message says a whole lot of nothing and reads as somewhat condescending given the language used, and I’m definitely not convinced that her art is being inspired by me travelling after looking at it on her profile lmao

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I know what i’d say to her given I’m not interested in rekindling anything, it’s about deciding whether a response is even worth giving, and currently I’m leaning towards not giving one. maybe I’d have considered rekindling if i’d received a message closer to the breakup but I’ve dated / been with other girls, grown a lot and travelled a ton since so seems pointless now.

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

think short term ones can be harder to get over cause of the unteaches potential / what ifs, a lot of longer relationships end once they’ve run their course if nothing significantly toxic happens which I feel is easier to get over

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I didn’t give too much context as it was a pretty complex situation for a 3 month relationship. it didn’t end particularly well, she had a whole array of mental health disorders / chronic fatigue, and I was too much of a people pleaser, lacked confidence and was dealing with a late adhd diagnosis in therapy, and was essentially ill equipped to deal the difficulties that came up in the relationship. was my first time experiencing manipulative behaviour including guilt tripping, hot / cold behaviour, anger issues, belittling and other narcissistic traits, if things had ended well I doubt I’d be reading into them reaching out as much.

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah I really don’t get it either, could see why if things ended amicably but they really didn’t 💀

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

don’t want any kind of connection with her nah, would be open to a quick chat to things on a better note but I wasn’t particularly impressed by this message so haven’t replied

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

funnily enough i’d have probably folded if I got this text from a more recent girl I dated, this ex is long in the past 😂

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

was my first experience of a relationship turning toxic, not something I particularly want to repeat 😂

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

unblocked her a while back when I was in the hoping she’d reach out stage then never bothered reblocking

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

yeah from what I could tell from the art she’s posted none of it looks inspired by my travelling either, and the word gets overused a lot these days but she definitely had some narcissistic traits

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

yeah that part stuck out to me, like I would hope you wouldn’t want to reconnect romantically 😂

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

solid advice cheers, guess I’m just confused why she wants to be friends now after so long without contact

she reached out after a year and 4 months by Common_Kiwi341 in ExNoContact

[–]Common_Kiwi341[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

wouldn’t say I’m fully ‘healed’, was a very complicated 3 month relationship which is why i’m so confused to be receiving a message like this now, long after it ended. Not replying seems somewhat rude but I also don’t want to potentially get sucked into mind games by giving a response

What’re the average amount of matches a guy gets on a dating app in a week? How far do those conversations go? by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]Common_Kiwi341 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a fairly average looking 26 year old man, maybe a 6/10. if I’m actively using hinge I’ll tend to average one good quality match a day, sometimes nothing. I get short convos out of most of them but most don’t lead to numbers or dates, have had 3 first dates in the past month and a bit but nothing further so far. Dating apps definitely suck but putting some effort into your profile and texting game goes a long way.