Hello everyone.
I’ve been a long time lurker here and have read the DJ bible a couple times so I’m quite familiar with it all. Still working on implementing it and having it be second nature. Found this site about 5 months ago.
I currently have a situation which is leaving me in a state of anxiety and not knowing where it’s all headed. The post may be long.
My current girlfriend and I have been dating for 9 months. We got in a fight last weekend and she ended up leaving my house. Whenever we fight she has a tendency to want to just walk out or away and in turn this ramps up my anxiety because it feels like abondonment. Instead of letting her just go this time I chased her down the street and we talked outside for about an hour (I know, weak). I soon walked away, but then she called me five minutes later asking me to come back out. I did. And we talked again for about an hour.
Eventually she left because she said she wasn’t coming back inside my house and needed to go home as she was super stressed and annoyed.
We had a couple phone calls on Sunday and Monday, didn’t talk Tuesday, met up on Wednesday. I apologized immensely and stated I was sorry taking full responsibility for many things throughout the relationship and that night. My weak behaviours have accumulated.
When we met up on Wednesday she was not receptive to touch when I initially saw her. We walked to Central Park and she said she was pretty much done. I told her I wasn’t, as I had told her that over the phone too, that I’m willing to get my stuff together so this doesn’t happen again because I feel terrible about it all. I asked her if she was 100% done and she couldn’t say yes. She would just collapse on to her knees. Seemingly it was as though she wanted me to end it so she wouldn’t have to. After 4 hours of sitting on a bench talking about everything under our sun and no breakup happening we decided to get up and walk. About 45 minutes of us sitting she became receptive to my touches again.
We walked to a restaurant, had food, and enjoyed a meal together like normal. Afterwards we walked around the city and on a street corner we kissed for about 7 full seconds. About 30 minutes later I turned her towards me again and we kissed again for about 10 seconds.
We talked on our walk and enjoyed our time together. Never talking about ending things but rather moving forward in some senses.
At the end of the night we both caught our buses, but she coldly walked away by just saying bye.
I figured that her doing that was a test of sorts to see if I was changing. Because before I would be like ‘you’re just going to leave being that cold?’ And we would probably get in to some emotional talk which has happened many many times.
All day Thursday I decided to not message her at all. At the end of the night (10pm) she called me asking how I felt about our talk the day before; I told her I felt calm because I said everything I could and let her know where I firmly stand.
I asked her how she felt and she said she feels numb to everything and doesn’t know if she will be able to come back from this. I reassure her and say we can get through this and I understand if she’s distant and shut down because of what I did and how I acted. (Which is totally fair; I went major beta in attractive; unwound). I tell her I want our summer together and the things we have talked about and planned. (It seems she’s just focusing on the negatives since the weekend and feels hopeless and shutdown).
I tell her I want to see her this weekend. That we can spend the day together; she sounded surprised and said “you actually want to see each other?” And I say “I always want to see your face”.
The conversation came to a close shortly after and she sounded interested in hanging out this weekend.
So as with what I’ve read here it’s all about actions over words.
Her words are very bleak and don’t Instill much hope. But her receptiveness to my kisses, touch and her calling last night are indicators of something else going on.
Because if she wanted to actually break it off, she would have done so on Wednesday. And she wouldn’t have called me last night. And she waited until late at night almost as to see if I was going to reach out to her...
Is she saying such hopeless things to get me to rectify my wrong doings and drag me over the coals a bit and show her how sorry I truly am?
I’m confused, to say the least.
I’ve been giving a lot of space. And will continue to do this. I will probably message or call her this afternoon to see if we are in fact going to hangout tomorrow.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you
TLDR; girlfriend and I had a fight. I acted weak. She doesn’t know if she wants to continue dating, I certainly do. Took responsibility for what I did. Her words are bleak, her actions are still being receptive to touch and kiss, possible dates and she called me last night. I’m confused.
I’ve been a long time lurker here and have read the DJ bible a couple times so I’m quite familiar with it all. Still working on implementing it and having it be second nature. Found this site about 5 months ago.
I currently have a situation which is leaving me in a state of anxiety and not knowing where it’s all headed. The post may be long.
My current girlfriend and I have been dating for 9 months. We got in a fight last weekend and she ended up leaving my house. Whenever we fight she has a tendency to want to just walk out or away and in turn this ramps up my anxiety because it feels like abondonment. Instead of letting her just go this time I chased her down the street and we talked outside for about an hour (I know, weak). I soon walked away, but then she called me five minutes later asking me to come back out. I did. And we talked again for about an hour.
Eventually she left because she said she wasn’t coming back inside my house and needed to go home as she was super stressed and annoyed.
We had a couple phone calls on Sunday and Monday, didn’t talk Tuesday, met up on Wednesday. I apologized immensely and stated I was sorry taking full responsibility for many things throughout the relationship and that night. My weak behaviours have accumulated.
When we met up on Wednesday she was not receptive to touch when I initially saw her. We walked to Central Park and she said she was pretty much done. I told her I wasn’t, as I had told her that over the phone too, that I’m willing to get my stuff together so this doesn’t happen again because I feel terrible about it all. I asked her if she was 100% done and she couldn’t say yes. She would just collapse on to her knees. Seemingly it was as though she wanted me to end it so she wouldn’t have to. After 4 hours of sitting on a bench talking about everything under our sun and no breakup happening we decided to get up and walk. About 45 minutes of us sitting she became receptive to my touches again.
We walked to a restaurant, had food, and enjoyed a meal together like normal. Afterwards we walked around the city and on a street corner we kissed for about 7 full seconds. About 30 minutes later I turned her towards me again and we kissed again for about 10 seconds.
We talked on our walk and enjoyed our time together. Never talking about ending things but rather moving forward in some senses.
At the end of the night we both caught our buses, but she coldly walked away by just saying bye.
I figured that her doing that was a test of sorts to see if I was changing. Because before I would be like ‘you’re just going to leave being that cold?’ And we would probably get in to some emotional talk which has happened many many times.
All day Thursday I decided to not message her at all. At the end of the night (10pm) she called me asking how I felt about our talk the day before; I told her I felt calm because I said everything I could and let her know where I firmly stand.
I asked her how she felt and she said she feels numb to everything and doesn’t know if she will be able to come back from this. I reassure her and say we can get through this and I understand if she’s distant and shut down because of what I did and how I acted. (Which is totally fair; I went major beta in attractive; unwound). I tell her I want our summer together and the things we have talked about and planned. (It seems she’s just focusing on the negatives since the weekend and feels hopeless and shutdown).
I tell her I want to see her this weekend. That we can spend the day together; she sounded surprised and said “you actually want to see each other?” And I say “I always want to see your face”.
The conversation came to a close shortly after and she sounded interested in hanging out this weekend.
So as with what I’ve read here it’s all about actions over words.
Her words are very bleak and don’t Instill much hope. But her receptiveness to my kisses, touch and her calling last night are indicators of something else going on.
Because if she wanted to actually break it off, she would have done so on Wednesday. And she wouldn’t have called me last night. And she waited until late at night almost as to see if I was going to reach out to her...
Is she saying such hopeless things to get me to rectify my wrong doings and drag me over the coals a bit and show her how sorry I truly am?
I’m confused, to say the least.
I’ve been giving a lot of space. And will continue to do this. I will probably message or call her this afternoon to see if we are in fact going to hangout tomorrow.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you
TLDR; girlfriend and I had a fight. I acted weak. She doesn’t know if she wants to continue dating, I certainly do. Took responsibility for what I did. Her words are bleak, her actions are still being receptive to touch and kiss, possible dates and she called me last night. I’m confused.