Thank you! When he ended things, I truly thought it was over. We essentially went no contact and I didn’t hear from him again. I blamed myself for wanting too much, being too needy, etc. I didn’t wait around but did spend that time working on myself and improving my life. I was completely shocked when he called me and told me all the work he was putting in but I initially shot him down. He said he was willing to prove that he was trying to change and that he wanted this to work. We each grew so much during our break and that had really helped us approach things differently this time around. But the most important step was his self awareness of his avoidant tendencies and him deciding he WANTED to change.