So, my girlfriend and I have just broken up. It was her idea not mine but I accepted in the end. Although I made it clear I wasn’t convinced, and that we should try again, she didn’t want to give me another chance. She said it was too late. I had almost broken up with her myself a few times also.
Story
We met online in the middle of 2017 on a housemate site as we were both looking to move into a new shared place! We met up for dinner and got along well and agreed to find a house together with another girl.
We eventually found a 3 bedroom house. Before we moved in, she needed a place to stay for a couple of weeks so I let her use my apartment while I was travelling for work.
Shortly after we all moved into our new house together. Within 2 weeks of moving in together we started sleeping together. After a few months of the same this turned to casual dating and then more serious dating (we stopped see other people)
Early this year, we had a massive argument which was very very messy (police involved). That same day, she immediately moved out and we cut contact completely.
A couple weeks later after it all settled we both were missing each other a crazy amount (no contact at all after she moved out) and so our other housemate surprised me one night when she brought her over. It was an incredible moment. That night we made up and became boyfriend/girlfriend.
We then dated for 6 months after that, however it was bumpy with extreme highs and lows. Her close friends didn’t like me because they didn’t think I treated her right. During this time we both did stupid things but mine were a little worse and harder to understand - I’d say and do stupid things too often and never show her any emotion to her, compliment her, apologise etc. I had a lot going on in life outside the relationship and so did she.
The last two weeks were rough and we hadn’t had sex at all during it.
Two saturdays ago I said something to her out of frustration which was really bad (told her if she keeps acting like she does I’ll cheat on her). Later that night we talked and almost broke up (I was an emotional mess as I was very drunk), but so was she. We agreed to meet during the week for dinner to talk about it.
I knew it was over. During the dinner last week we held hands, kissed, touched and flirted a lot (she’s often commented when I starred at her that “this isn’t helping!!”) but at the end she said she didn’t want to continue. I apologised for the first time ever for the things I’d done and she was surprised. I tried to change her mind (a mistake, I know!) but it was pointless. She said during the dinner she still wanted to still see me (as friends with benefits - according to her closest friends it’s the best sex she’s ever had) but I said it wasn’t a good idea.
After dinner, I asked if she wanted to come over to **** one last time and she didn’t hesitate at all. It was as always, EXTREMELY good, however she was crying a lot. She didn’t want to stay the night and left. I made it clear if we break up that I don’t want her in my life again.
I deleted her on Facebook and Instagram that night (she knew I would). A few days later she unfollowed me on Instagram and a few days after that (yesterday) she blocked me there (she probably saw me tagged somewhere). She said she would be very uncomfortable seeing me with other girls. She still has photos of me on her profile.
Us
She’s 23 and I’m 26. I’m highly successful in my career and girls seem to find me attractive (tall, muscly etc). She was always very jealous. She’s outgoing and energetic but recently been down because she has no money, a lot of debt and doesn’t know what she wants to do in life. We are opposites in some areas like this.
Advice?
Truth is I’m still madly in love with her and she said she still was with me also. That night when I was an emotional mess was a turning point for me - I opened up a lot but she said it was too late.
I still would like another chance with her (I probably don’t deserve it) but she feels hurt by things I’ve done and wants to move on, despite openly telling me she’s still madly in love and crazy attracted to me.
I felt like she was lying to herself while breaking up with me - almost forcing herself to override her deep love and crazy level of attraction for me. Almost being too logical.
Apart from no contact, what other things would you recommend to make her re-evaluate her thoughts/miss me enough? I turned down being friends with benefits but was this a good move? Would it have been better to continue having sex to keep the emotions there?
As I said there was a turning point for me when I was drunk and emotional and it had changed me for the better, but too late.
Questions:
Story
We met online in the middle of 2017 on a housemate site as we were both looking to move into a new shared place! We met up for dinner and got along well and agreed to find a house together with another girl.
We eventually found a 3 bedroom house. Before we moved in, she needed a place to stay for a couple of weeks so I let her use my apartment while I was travelling for work.
Shortly after we all moved into our new house together. Within 2 weeks of moving in together we started sleeping together. After a few months of the same this turned to casual dating and then more serious dating (we stopped see other people)
Early this year, we had a massive argument which was very very messy (police involved). That same day, she immediately moved out and we cut contact completely.
A couple weeks later after it all settled we both were missing each other a crazy amount (no contact at all after she moved out) and so our other housemate surprised me one night when she brought her over. It was an incredible moment. That night we made up and became boyfriend/girlfriend.
We then dated for 6 months after that, however it was bumpy with extreme highs and lows. Her close friends didn’t like me because they didn’t think I treated her right. During this time we both did stupid things but mine were a little worse and harder to understand - I’d say and do stupid things too often and never show her any emotion to her, compliment her, apologise etc. I had a lot going on in life outside the relationship and so did she.
The last two weeks were rough and we hadn’t had sex at all during it.
Two saturdays ago I said something to her out of frustration which was really bad (told her if she keeps acting like she does I’ll cheat on her). Later that night we talked and almost broke up (I was an emotional mess as I was very drunk), but so was she. We agreed to meet during the week for dinner to talk about it.
I knew it was over. During the dinner last week we held hands, kissed, touched and flirted a lot (she’s often commented when I starred at her that “this isn’t helping!!”) but at the end she said she didn’t want to continue. I apologised for the first time ever for the things I’d done and she was surprised. I tried to change her mind (a mistake, I know!) but it was pointless. She said during the dinner she still wanted to still see me (as friends with benefits - according to her closest friends it’s the best sex she’s ever had) but I said it wasn’t a good idea.
After dinner, I asked if she wanted to come over to **** one last time and she didn’t hesitate at all. It was as always, EXTREMELY good, however she was crying a lot. She didn’t want to stay the night and left. I made it clear if we break up that I don’t want her in my life again.
I deleted her on Facebook and Instagram that night (she knew I would). A few days later she unfollowed me on Instagram and a few days after that (yesterday) she blocked me there (she probably saw me tagged somewhere). She said she would be very uncomfortable seeing me with other girls. She still has photos of me on her profile.
Us
She’s 23 and I’m 26. I’m highly successful in my career and girls seem to find me attractive (tall, muscly etc). She was always very jealous. She’s outgoing and energetic but recently been down because she has no money, a lot of debt and doesn’t know what she wants to do in life. We are opposites in some areas like this.
Advice?
Truth is I’m still madly in love with her and she said she still was with me also. That night when I was an emotional mess was a turning point for me - I opened up a lot but she said it was too late.
I still would like another chance with her (I probably don’t deserve it) but she feels hurt by things I’ve done and wants to move on, despite openly telling me she’s still madly in love and crazy attracted to me.
I felt like she was lying to herself while breaking up with me - almost forcing herself to override her deep love and crazy level of attraction for me. Almost being too logical.
Apart from no contact, what other things would you recommend to make her re-evaluate her thoughts/miss me enough? I turned down being friends with benefits but was this a good move? Would it have been better to continue having sex to keep the emotions there?
As I said there was a turning point for me when I was drunk and emotional and it had changed me for the better, but too late.
Questions:
- How do you deal with a breakup where love and attraction are still at peak levels?
- Was declining the option of being ‘friends with benefits’ a good choice?
- How do I proceed from here to somehow get her back? (We have many mutual friends. She still has large items at my house and also has some of mine but I’ve been on no contact and am blocked in places).