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I dont know what to do.

my boyfriend and I broke up about a month ago. I still love him and want to get back together. He tells me that he loves me and misses me, but wants space. I was texting with him a little bit last night and I asked him if we were going to work things out and he responded maybe, but its going to take some time. I then said that I was hoping it would happen by my birthday and asked him what he thought and he said it didnt make him want to be in a relationship when I was texting him nonstop. I replied sorry to bother you. I feel so frusterated and put down by him. I dont know what to do…if I should just give up or what. My feelings for him are really strong but I just cant stand being put down anymore and feeling like it’s so one sided.

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (5 minutes after post)

have you tried giving him space and not getting intouch for more than a week? the less you need him the more he will want you and if not, then it is not meant to be.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (14 minutes after post)

I havent gone more than 3-5 days without being in touch. It’s hard. I feel like if i dont talk to him he’s just going to forget me and move on. Last week we got in an argument and I decided to stay away for a while, but then a couple of days later he texted me asking me if I still loved him and that he missed me. Anyway, you think maybe I should just try to not contact him for a week? And what if he gets in touch with me?

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Da⌐11 offline Verified User (4 years, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 2 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (19 minutes after post)

Why did you brake up?

Keep in mind that there’s very little to go on here; but it sounds like he is not in love with you, knows he is not in love with you, wants to be able to date other woman, but at the same times like the security of stringing you along for a rainy day.

Going by what little you have told us about the situation you need to stop contacting him and move on with your life.

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wil offline Verified User (5 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (22 minutes after post)

Give him the hard word, tell him he either wants you or he doesn’t. Don’t let him hold you on a string like that. Time to move I think, and if he decides he wants you back, you can decide whether or not to take him back.
You should want someone who is going to love you with the same intensity you do. It sounds like he doesn’t love you all the time.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (27 minutes after post)

Maybe you guys are right, i dont know. He says he doesnt want to be with other people, he just wants to be alone right now. I believe him… Im afraid to give him an ultimatum. I dont trust myself to stick with it and am afraid if I do that and then go back on it, I’ll be in an even weaker position than I am in now.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (50 minutes after post)

I guess i’ll give it a week ands see how i feel next wednesday. if he contacts me should i just ignore it?

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (5 hours, 10 minutes after post)

anyone?

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (5 hours, 47 minutes after post)

if he knows you will pickup anytime he calls then he wont have much of a chance to miss you will he :)

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (8 hours, 9 minutes after post)

ugh i hate playing games, but i’ll give it a try. so my plan is, no contact (that goes for calling or texting him, or replying to him) for at least a week. wish me luck!

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (23 hours, 26 minutes after post)

1 day down. So pathetic, but it was hard not to contact him last night. I hate feeling like I care about him so much and he doesn’t think twice about me.

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wil offline Verified User (5 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (23 hours, 30 minutes after post)

Give yourself time. It won’t go away instantly.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (23 hours, 40 minutes after post)

It has already been a month….but I guess by being in constant contact with him it’s been harder to get over it. Through not talking to him I have this ulterior motive that it’ll make him miss me and want to get back together. It’s stupid and probably just hindering me more, but I can’t seem to just let it go.

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wil offline Verified User (5 years, 8 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day after post)

danica wrote:
It has already been a month….but I guess by being in constant contact with him it’s been harder to get over it. Through not talking to him I have this ulterior motive that it’ll make him miss me and want to get back together. It’s stupid and probably just hindering me more, but I can’t seem to just let it go.

I know exactly how you feel. You’ve probably gone through every possible conversation with him in your head eventuating with you getting back together with him as well?
The more time you spend thinking about him, the longer it’ll take.
Get busy, really busy, and when you find yourself hoping, stop yourself and think of something else.
Good luck.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day after post)

I wish I were stronger! It hurts that I still care about him and love him and he tells me he does too, but he just dismisses me so easily. he says he just wants space and some time to be himself, but i don’t understand why he wouldn’t want me in his life, i mean what did i do to hinder it so much. it just hurts.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day, 12 hours after post)

Day 2 and I’m already struggling with this with thoughts of why hasn’t he called me??? i want to call him, but i know better…it’s just hard

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day, 12 hours after post)

please help!

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (1 day, 12 hours after post)

arrange somthing fun to do with family or friends, you will make time tick painfully slow waiting.

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day, 13 hours after post)

im with my housemates watching a movie but he keeps popping into my mind

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danica offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day, 13 hours after post)

why am i so pathetic over him

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