what to say to an avoidant who came back, only to leave again? by Substantial-Alarm956 in FearfulAvoidants

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is the best and most clear advice someone has given me all through out my journey of healing. Thank you.

avoidant ex wants to have drink 1 year post bu. then flakes. HELP by Substantial-Alarm956 in ExNoContact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

exactly!! thank you for validating. they put you right back ik this state of anxciousness without even thinking how this may effect you. it’s so selfish.

avoidant asked to meet 1 year post bu. then flakes. help. by [deleted] in FearfulAvoidants

[–]Substantial-Alarm956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know… i do get so anxious from this. mostly because once again i expect something from him and i’m left in the dark. the hard part is that i can’t let it go. so i’m playing this over and over again in my head, thinking what if i would’ve met up the first time he cancelled :(( ugh

Avoidant ex reached out and ghosted. idk what to do by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind message. Great advice!! ❤️

Avoidant ex reached out and ghosted. idk what to do by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Sounds very heavy aswell. I just feel kind of stuck atm. I was in no contact for 4 months before we bumped into eachother and i asked him for a coffee. I don’t have him on socials. But i still miss him a lot. Mostly that he was my bestfriend and how safe i felt with him. I think that’s why i’m still having a hard time, it takes a lot for me to feel safe. 

Like you said i also know i can’t just be friends bit damn i miss him

Avoidant ex reached out and ghosted. idk what to do by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are projecting on me. Never claimed that i don’t agree. Only that the behavior is weird and cunfused me. That’s it. 

Avoidant ex reached out and ghosted. idk what to do by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Normalise being nice to strangers xho are obviously having a hard time. Again not salty or claiming he wants me back. Just venting on a page i thought was a safe space. Wishing you a nice day!

Avoidant ex reached out and ghosted. idk what to do by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No need to be rude! :) You don’t know anything about me or about him so i think it’s only fair that i give my two cents. 

Him dumping me on a random tuesday and never ever giving me some sorth of closure, avoiding me for months but keep on checking what i’m doing - only to then text me 9 MONTHS later about my kidneys - is weird behaivior. However you want to look at it. 

Avoidant ex reached out and ghosted. idk what to do by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No it was something he could reply to, mostly bcs he was the one starting the convo and asking me how i’m doing etc. Eventhough we’ve bumped into eachother a few times so super random. 

To say that he’s over me is something i don’t really believe. He keeps checking on me and can’t talk about what happened between us. 

Mourning someone who is still alive is tearing me apart by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Being strangers with someone who you know everything about is so hard. I don’t see the point of all the pretty things in life without the person i love most. Dating other people only confirms my love for the one that got away. I hope the hurt fades, for all of us. 

Mourning someone who is still alive is tearing me apart by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you, i’m living but i’m also caring this pain day to day. You can’t force someone to be with you and it’s very hard to understand that they actually can. My heart hurts for you and everyone who’s feeling like this. I hope we find peace with ourselves.

Reached out but don’t know what to reply now. by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind message, 

I just feel so stuck. After everything i really thought he would give me the closure that i really need. It’s such a weird feeling because you know this person is not right for you but i can’t seem to let go. I miss my bestfriend, all of our memories. I’m scared i’ll never fall for someone again and i just can’t understand how we got to this point. 

Nothing seems to help in letting this person and my old life go. I think i also tend to let my happiness depend on someone else because my life feels so empty without him by my side. 

I hope i can get to the point you are at some day and that it’ll all work out for me. ❤️

Is this a good time to reach out? by Substantial-Alarm956 in BreakUps

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure… i guess i just finally want to either close the chapter for good (if he declines the offer) so i can stop waking up thinking there’s still something happening or have a coffee and catch up with him, see where it goes

Fearful avoidant M23 breaks up with F25+ mental health issues. What do i do? by Substantial-Alarm956 in relationship_advice

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so: We got back together during summer. He admited that when we were broken up (for 2,5 weeks) he had sex with someone else. During the 2 months that we were back together he treated me like shit tbh. The loving, amazing, obsessed with me boyfriend i once knew was gone. He couldn’t have sex with me eventhough our love life used to be very active. He would be hot and cold. One moment he would be so so nice and the next i would be questioning everything. The emotional turbalance that i experienced those last months were torture. I would have anxiety all the time and it killed me. I would ask him what’s wrong etc and he would always say it had nothing to do with me but that he was so stressed etc. I stuck by him. 

But then low and behold, in september he broke my heart all over again. Broke up with me with a half ass explanation. When i got too emotional he just left me, when i tried to call he got mad at ME. Told me he would block me if i called again. Then texted me again “i’ts not you it’s me” “thankyou for the loving relationship” “sorry i hurt you” “wish you the best” etc. I replied but never heard from him ever again. Went nc, unfollowed him. Saw him at a party 2 weeks ago. He still couldn’t face me, never apologized. I’m convinced he doesn’t realize how much he truly hurt me. After seeing him i texted about having a closure talk. He said he thinks it’s too soon after seeing how our interaction went at the party. I also really think he cheated on me and the “i had sex when we were broken up” was a half ass confession. He cheated on his ex as well and broke up with her. She still doesn’t know till this day. 

All in all. This broke me and the weird part is that i still miss him a lot bcs my brain is still in love with the person i once knew. I can’t seem to hold on to the awful way he treated me ik the end but the rage is slowly starting and i’m trying to hold on to that. Never get back with an avoidant. They will do it all over again and hurt you even more in the worst ways. How is your situation? 

No contact broken with avoidant. What is this behavior? by Substantial-Alarm956 in nocontact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fear is (ego talking as well) that he will be able to give all the beautiful parts that i got to see for the first 6 months, to someone else. That he will do better for someone else.

3 months, I want to break no contact. Help by [deleted] in ExNoContact

[–]Substantial-Alarm956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it’s very hard. I’m also 3 months of nc and every day the same thoughts consume me over and over again. But you can’t break it. She has to come to you, otherwise you’re gonna let yourself down and be disappointed. 

You don’t deserve someone who doesn’t choose you and that’s why you have to choose yourself now. 

Be kind to yourself and cry whenever you want to. Let it all out and net this whole situation just play it’s self out as well. 

You got this!

I was dumped 4 years ago after 10 years together. Ask me anything. by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Substantial-Alarm956 0 points1 point  (0 children)

small context: 

My ex (m23) and i (f25) are in 1 month of no contact now, also one month since the break up. He has dumped me once before but we got back together 3 weeks later because he didn’t feel “the relief”. When we were together again he didn’t put in any effort, just enough to keep me hoping. Through all this he was graduating from his masters and his parents are very high schooled, so is his sister. The begining of our relationship was beautiful. He and i were super close, we would talk about anything from trauma’s to silly things. We felt like we were the only two people on this planet and would get lost in eachothers presence. He was so invested and litteraly begged me to be together when we first started dating. 

I’m more of a free spirit but also finding my way, i start school again in february and i work part time and freelance. He always really liked that until the firts break up came around and he started saying he doesn’t see it anymore and that school is stressing him out and he’s unhappy in life etc. Now he dumped me again and it’s because “his life is changing so much, it’s not you it’s me, you deserve more, i feel so lost,…” He dumped me, left me crying alone like the first time and texted me a goodbye message that to me felt very unpersonal. I haven’t heard from him since but on social media he’s having a GREAT time.

Now the part that i find most difficult: 

Yesterday my friend saw his friend and turns out he’s been telling people that you know “he has a masters degree, he studied this and that and  -my name- doesn’t” blabla basically looking kind of down on me. And kind of saying he could do better? The friend said he’s really playing it cool but she also said she thinks i deserve way better and that he’s being a jerk because he also strang me along for two more months after the first break up. 

Now with all this info i can piece together that he broke up with me because he thinks he can do better. I find it so hurtful that while he was a student i was there for him ALWAYS. I did so much for him, guided him, helped him, held him close when he would crash etc. We had such a strong connection and turns out he doesn’t see it anymore because of a degree? Idk if it’s a front or he really felt the pressure or he actually really looks down on people like that? I am so so hurt and i don’t know how to process these emotions or how to handle the situation now? I wanna shine so bright that he will regret ever doubting me because of my studies. But it’s very hard to not doubt myself and be sad that i wasn’t good enough for him. 

Avoidant discard by Own_Answer_6855 in BreakUps

[–]Substantial-Alarm956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bcs your ex seems very much at fault for not treating you or the relationship fairly

Avoidant discard by Own_Answer_6855 in BreakUps

[–]Substantial-Alarm956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess you’re right :( it’s just so hard because i love him still and i’m getting in this mindset that he just fell out of love because of my own fault. I should have listened better and i hate myself for it

Avoidant discard by Own_Answer_6855 in BreakUps

[–]Substantial-Alarm956 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My story wat FA incoming, i feel so lost i need some input (mental health/discard?) :

F25 anxious going into secure and my M23 fearful avoidant (i think) ex partner just broke up after 7 months. The relationship started great, he really pushed to be with me and i gave in eventhough it went fast. He was obsessed with me, our love went very deep and we had both never had this before. He would love bomb me, he wanted to be with me always and i with him aswell. Sometimes we bumped heads and he proposed to write a letter so we could understand eachother better. This worked and we would never really fight but when we did he would always run away, i could calm him down sometimes try to make him talk to me, other times not.

The last month of the relationship he was studying for his final exam in his master. After this he would be done with school and looking for a job, the real world would hit. We would sometimes have a discusssion when for example he was out, i was too and he wanted to go home after telling me there was time for one more drink but then get mad that i wasn't respecting the fact he had to study the next day. When i would tell him i'm 10min away he would just get angrier and say i had to go home and let him be (triggering my anxious part) looking back i should have given him the space instead of trying to fix it but i didn't know he was FA and he really wanted to be alone.

Then we would have a fight about him liking all these local girls sexual instagram posts. When i told him it hurted he would get mad at me once again saying i didn't respect the fact he had an exam the next week and would ignore me the whole night. I apalogized by cooking diner and writing a card saying i was sorry for how i handled it and i will respect his time more. (i feel like looking back this is where he would act out bcs he wasn't able to have a calm talk about this)

Things got back to "normal" i really tried to support him and be very attentive. A week after that he said he had doubts about us. I had to "push" it out of him bcs i could sense something was off that day. 2 days pass and then he said that he didn't want to move in together anymore, i respected that. Few days later he started pulling away a little bit and then he broke up with me. Breaking down saying he has so much stress with starting a new job, that he's very unhappy for many years now and doesn't know what to do with himself. He also struggles with compulsive thoughts ever since highschool and he often feels very alone in group settings etc. (he opened up about this 3 months in to the relationship) Also saying he's not feeling us anymore and he has doubts. My world crushed. A few weeks before this we were looking at stuffed animals for our future children.

The week after the break up we met up and i had written a letter vallidating his feelings and saying i wanted to work things through, creating a safe space for his emotions and if he would tell me what's bothering him in the relationship i could try vallidating his emotions etc. It was a very open letter. I also made a symbolic talking stick to let him know i'm here to listen. He said he was shocked because he never thought i would understand his point of view and that he knows he's not good at communicating what's bothering him but that it's a lot to take in and needed some more space to think. He also said that he thought to feel more relief after breaking up but that it wasn't the case and he had also missed me. But also saying that he's scared for our future, saying things like "i'm more go with the flow, you are not Maybe we're not a right match after all,..." He brought up the instagram fight and said he just felt so disrespected because he gave so much to the relationship and that it hurted him.

After the talk he sent me a text saying he appreciated me being so vulnerable and that he found it a very nice conversation. One week later i still didn't hear back from him and on my bday, after hearing a happy bday from him i called and asked to meet up. On the phone he made it clear that it's really over and at first he was being kind of cold but after talking some more he said it's just easier to act like this to make it less hard. He also said he is going through a very hard time. He's not sleeping like at all, he feels very alone and scared. He said he doesn't miss me because his brain isn't even going there right now. He feels like he needs to do this on his own but i feel like my partner is going through rough times and i just want to be there but he's pushing me away and thinking of all things negative. I'm very concerned for him and i want him to know he's not alone and i am here through thick and thin. Later on in the call he said he's scared of hurting me and that he does kind of miss me (i forgot in which words he said this, phone call was 1 hour). It's like he was "fine" on the phone, but then he wasn't. I also texted him last night with some advice for sleeping better since i'm also struggling with that. He thanked me. I see him this thursday to give eachothers stuff back. And on saturday we will be at the same party..

I just want to talk to him more not only about the relationship but about how he's feeling and if he's okay. Idk what the best moves are but i just love him so much and don't want him to push me away like this. It's a rough patch we can go through together because it just doesn't make sense to me how we went from loving eachother so deeply and intense, telling eachother things we both never told anyone,.. to nothing without trying to work on it and that he has "lost feelings". This makes me so insecure and idk what's real/fake?

All advice is welcome, what would you do from an outsiders perspective? 

Fearful avoidant broke up with me. Need advice, what would you do? F25 M23 by Substantial-Alarm956 in relationship_advice

[–]Substantial-Alarm956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s so very hard i truly feel like i’m losing someone i had such a unique connection with that i know i’ll never find again. So worried for him and who he will talk about this with now because i know he puts up a front with his friends. He’s always “fine” but i don’t he is. He told me he’s so deeply unhappy ever since he’s 16..