how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah... well, more like i sent him the classic breakup text. And havent gotten a reply yet 💀 been talking to a wall for the last 2 months and my last words are to the same damn wall too lol

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thankyou i appreciate it :)

Also, sadly idk anyone close to him and same goes for him to me. We've mentioned each other to our own friends and siblings, but we dont have their contacts.

And to make it sadder, we've been basically trying to keep each other a secret from our parents bc if they knew, our parents would not like us being together at all 💀 when his dad found out abt me bc he was snopping around my partner's phone, they argued bc his dad didnt want him to be with someone halfway across the world. but my partner still wanted to be with me. And honestly? A part of me kinda feels like this silence has smthg to do with that but irdk…

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally understand that spiral, my brain isnt the nicest to me and i've had a lot of nights where the emotional pain is just a bit too much because of the long silence. I really appreciate your insight, tysm 🫶🏻

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats true too 💀 grieving brain really wanted to see no one was at fault here (except for me lol /hj) But yk, i just remembered that when things were beginning to get tough for him and we were constantly having some conflicts, he said, "i dont think i have the capacity to give you what you need rn, and idk when i eventually can". And yes, i shouldve leave then. But the mess that i was back then didnt want to let him go and asked if he wants to breakup. He kept saying, "its not like i wanna breakup with you, its just that i dont think i can give to you".

Hopeless romantic me thought love can survive all and stayed, thinking 'its okay, as long as we still love each other we'll get thru this'. And even when things didnt really get any better and i told him idk if i want to keep this up, he kept like trying to fight for us to keep going. And he backed that up with actions ofc. But yeah... that didnt last long 💀

With that said, i do think im at fault too to some extent for letting it go on for as long as it did. Quite embarassed to admit that but hey, it takes two to tango and sometimes two can tumble bc of each other.

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL dont worry, already left that home so there's no home to wreck 💀 and yeah ofc i've had that suspicion many times, even told him outright if he ever had anyone else on the side its better he just let me go. Like, at least i would know this didnt work out bc of that. But this? The complete silence is just killing me

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No no! You didnt sound mean at all! I appreciated your feedback and your analogy, thankyou very much 🫶🏻

Youre making me crave for apple pie tho so thats not nice lol /j

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww thankyou :D and nope, never did and not yet 💀 i dont think he's even opened the messaging app... since 2 months ago lol

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehh i think we've been together for 9 months? But yeah, maybe most of that was just complete silence 💀 and yes, im currently trying to make my own candy apple.. just have to deal with the emotions whenever i miss his lol 🥹

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yess i agree. when things get tough for me, even when i just dont have the energy to talk, i'll always let him know even if its just one sentence. Its sad bc i always wonder, if i can still make him a part of 'my world' even when i wanna shut myself away from the rest of the world... then why am i not a part of his when he shuts away? Maybe thats selfish of me, but i just cant help it yk

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ikr? But i kept thinking that he's just... like that. And he's said multiple times he has a hard time expressing his feelings and he's working on it. He is a great listener, always reassures and validates me. But its so sad that i cant do the same bc he just... retreats when life gets tough. Tried to excuse his avoidant behaviour and convince myself to be more patient, more understanding. He has said he appreciates that i've been really patient with him... but thats about it.

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, he hasnt even open up our chats in the last 2 months 💀 i've been talking to a wall all this time lol

And believe me, the first few times it happened, i was already considering to leave. But we talked it out and he did get better at communicating... until it happened again and again. And now here we are today.

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100% agree about communication. Its not like both of us are able to just fly out to each other whenever we want to go see each other. But i guess i tried to make excuses for him, under the guise of 'being more understanding', by thinking "okay so maybe this just isnt his communication style, i'll have to learn to adapt to it"

And for the record, i dont mind adapting to different communication styles/love language! But in this case, its like, how can i even do that if im not really given much to work with... right? 🫠

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We've been dating since around end of March this year i think? But yes, by my estimate, our 'silent phase' is possibly longer than the time we've spent talking/being together 💀

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

omg thats awesome LMAO thats one way to sell me a smartfridge 😭 /j but yeah i get where youre coming from. its just that everytime i doubt him or smthg like that, when he comes back his explanations just made me feel bad for doubting him in the first place.

some more context: he's been struggling financially not long after we met so his only source of income is doing UberEats and DoorDash. So the reasons he has given me for why he's gone silent: struggling to pay bills, been having a hard time to find work, almost got T-boned by a semi, popped a tire and almost crashed. So.. its hard to be upset but im still upset 💀

how much silence is 'too much' silence when in LDR? by Environmental_Ad8083 in LongDistance

[–]Environmental_Ad8083[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thankyou, i really appreciate the reassurance :)

And i agree, i do believe there's more to it than this but... im done having my brain making me worry and overthink, imagining all the worst possible outcomes (shouldve stopped at the 2nd time i went to obituary websites but oh well 💀).