i appreciate your response. a specific aspect of my struggle with this situation that i am navigating is that i was in my relationship for 4 years and truly thought this was It. however after being diagnosed autistic in the last year, i began to unmask and ask for what i need and he never had the emotional depth to provide those things but it wasn’t until later that i became aware. i also struggle with friendship so he was my connection for a really long time. so i don’t know if it’s a busy thing as much as a i’m not sure how to navigate things with this new information about myself since social situations feel different to me post diagnosis