The *No Contact* Challenge! ( Read this if you just got dumped)

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L_T_D313 said:
No problem family. It'll take time to force yourself to realize she's gone, but eventually you'll accept it. Take it a day at a time, and if you need to talk I'm here bro.
Yep, I can sort of feel it getting a bit better. I haven't broken NC yet.

I know I keep saying this, but my situation is just so odd and difficult I feel like I need to do SOMETHING. I could so easily just forget her and do whatever I want, just start chasing other girls again, anything. Except with Prom coming up, I have this feeling like I am pressed for time and need to decide to do something about it soon.

It's so difficult to just sit back, I feel this numbing need to do something. But I don't know what that thing is.
 

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astonmartinone77 said:
Yep, I can sort of feel it getting a bit better. I haven't broken NC yet.

I know I keep saying this, but my situation is just so odd and difficult I feel like I need to do SOMETHING. I could so easily just forget her and do whatever I want, just start chasing other girls again, anything. Except with Prom coming up, I have this feeling like I am pressed for time and need to decide to do something about it soon.

It's so difficult to just sit back, I feel this numbing need to do something. But I don't know what that thing is.
Nothing, that's what it is. As I've said there will be others there without dates should you not get one in time. Don't stress too much over this small situation.
 

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So my ex just texted me saying "Hey!" At around noon and its been a few hours. I don't know if I should respond or not? Plus we still haven't exchanged our stuff.
 

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RCJH said:
So my ex just texted me saying "Hey!" At around noon and its been a few hours. I don't know if I should respond or not? Plus we still haven't exchanged our stuff.
**** exchanging stuff. There's a million ways to do that without getting into actual contact with her. If you have some really important stuff, then wait until you feel like you're ready to confront her and then do it, not before.
My ex had a few sweatshirts of mine and a book, and apparently she threw all of them away after we broke up... didn't even offer the common courtesy of giving the stuff back. So yeah.
 

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L_T_D313 said:
Nothing, that's what it is. As I've said there will be others there without dates should you not get one in time. Don't stress too much over this small situation.
The thing is that I know exactly what will happen if she doesn't get asked by anyone and I know what will happen if I don't ask anyone.

We both sort of have that one friend of the opposite sex that we talk to and both admittedly got jealous of while we were still in the relationship. And naturally I talked to her after my ex and I broke up and sort of talked things through with her and of course she volunteered as a date if I couldn't find anyone, unfortunately she lives about an hour away but she is still there.

And I know that my ex is likely going to do the same thing if no one else asks her, she will just go with her one friend. I am not certain but there really weren't any guys that I knew of that would ask her, but I could entirely be wrong. Plus with the way our school is, it's not super big so everyone sort of knows who is in a relationship with who, when they got together, when they broke up, etc. So not many guys at school would be THAT guy who asked a recently "divorced" (couldn't find a better word) girl to Prom.

It may be odd, but that's just sort of how it is.
 

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The thing is that I know exactly what will happen if she doesn't get asked by anyone and I know what will happen if I don't ask anyone.

We both sort of have that one friend of the opposite sex that we talk to and both admittedly got jealous of while we were still in the relationship. And naturally I talked to her after my ex and I broke up and sort of talked things through with her and of course she volunteered as a date if I couldn't find anyone, unfortunately she lives about an hour away but she is still there.

And I know that my ex is likely going to do the same thing if no one else asks her, she will just go with her one friend. I am not certain but there really weren't any guys that I knew of that would ask her, but I could entirely be wrong. Plus with the way our school is, it's not super big so everyone sort of knows who is in a relationship with who, when they got together, when they broke up, etc. So not many guys at school would be THAT guy who asked a recently "divorced" (couldn't find a better word) girl to Prom.

It may be odd, but that's just sort of how it is.
You're overthinking it. It's over, if she wants to go with someone else then good for her. Don't let it phase you, don't let it bother you. You're infallible, remember that. If you have to go without a date, so be it. Enjoy your time with your friends. Don't let a little girl dictate the amount of fun you get to have.
 

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The thing is that I know exactly what will happen if she doesn't get asked by anyone and I know what will happen if I don't ask anyone.

We both sort of have that one friend of the opposite sex that we talk to and both admittedly got jealous of while we were still in the relationship. And naturally I talked to her after my ex and I broke up and sort of talked things through with her and of course she volunteered as a date if I couldn't find anyone, unfortunately she lives about an hour away but she is still there.

And I know that my ex is likely going to do the same thing if no one else asks her, she will just go with her one friend. I am not certain but there really weren't any guys that I knew of that would ask her, but I could entirely be wrong. Plus with the way our school is, it's not super big so everyone sort of knows who is in a relationship with who, when they got together, when they broke up, etc. So not many guys at school would be THAT guy who asked a recently "divorced" (couldn't find a better word) girl to Prom.

It may be odd, but that's just sort of how it is.
Hey man either take the friend or go alone. I went alone last year and got plenty of dances one chick even asked me if I was going to an all night party after shaking her arse on me. It's not the end of the world bruh. F u ck her, she is not the only female in this planet.
 

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Exoduso said:
You're overthinking it. It's over, if she wants to go with someone else then good for her. Don't let it phase you, don't let it bother you. You're infallible, remember that. If you have to go without a date, so be it. Enjoy your time with your friends. Don't let a little girl dictate the amount of fun you get to have.
Oh, no, trust me, I am enjoying life right now as much as I can. There are a few reasons for this, but no. I am not just sitting around being depressed and waiting for her to return, I've already accepted that she doesn't want to get back together.

The problem is that it's just the way I am, it's in my being that I simply cannot sit back and do nothing, I always feel the need to do things and take action myself. This could be a disorder or something, who knows, but that's why it sucks to just not talk to her because I feel this inclination to let her know that I'm over her and everything so we don't have this tension where she obviously is trying to make it clear we are broken up by ignoring me and stuff, when there is no need for such behavior. I already know what she wants, and I'd like to be able to be friendly with her.

Not friends, just friendLY.
 

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RCJH said:
So my ex just texted me saying "Hey!" At around noon and its been a few hours. I don't know if I should respond or not? Plus we still haven't exchanged our stuff.
Damnit. So after a few hours I caved and responded. This was our convo

Her: Hey!
5hrs later
Me: What's up
Her: Oh nothing. How are you?
Me: I'm good thanks!
Her: Good. Miss Layla(her 2yr old niece) is asking for you lol
Me: Haha oh that silly girl
Her: yeah she is pretty funny right now

That was the end of our convo. Normally I would of tried carrying on the convo or would of said what is she doing, etc... but I didn't and don't plan on intiating any contact.

Any advice or input? Did I set myself back? Any help would be greatly apperciated.
 

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Day 60

Made it! Hungout with a new chick. Kissed closed, could've did more but aye. I'm feeling good no more ex wo's peace all. -Lo
 

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Mauser96 said:
Why are YOU "doing" no contact? Is it to get over her and forget about her?

If so, you failed miserably.
Deep down I truly have no idea, Mauser. Parts of me wants to move on and forget about her but another part of me wants to reconcile and maybe give it another try. However, I'm not gonna beg or plead or anything like that.
 

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Thanks dude! Keep going brother eventually it gets better.
Well, it seems another thing has come up.

It's actually bothering me much more than it probably should.

My ex's best friend is that sort of friend who was really questioning of me when we were first together, she didn't like me but eventually was very very friendly and nice to me. Then. The second we broke up, she treats me like the devil who broke her friend's heart. And now, three weeks later, I just noticed that she unfriended me on facebook.

I may be a huge ***** for worrying about things like this, but I don't take too kindly to people unfriending me when they actually know me (there are those random kids who add me that i don't know, who i dont care about).

And honestly I'm just wondering, what the hell did I do? I wonder what the hell her problem is? but then I need to realize this is stupid, but still, what the hell.

The really stupid part of this is that she is super friendly to every single other person. Just not me.

I've been overthinking this, like I've been wondering why she did it.... did she want to post something with my ex that she didn't want me to see?.. .etc.. am trying to stop in it's tracks, but it is rather hard.

I just need to frankly move on. This has been killing me. I'm feeling good and confident for a day or two, then something like this happens that gets me thinking why it happened.

Damn. Well, now you all know how insecure I am.
 
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astonmartinone77 said:
Well, it seems another thing has come up.

It's actually bothering me much more than it probably should.

My ex's best friend is that sort of friend who was really questioning of me when we were first together, she didn't like me but eventually was very very friendly and nice to me. Then. The second we broke up, she treats me like the devil who broke her friend's heart. And now, three weeks later, I just noticed that she unfriended me on facebook.

I may be a huge ***** for worrying about things like this, but I don't take too kindly to people unfriending me when they actually know me (there are those random kids who add me that i don't know, who i dont care about).

And honestly I'm just wondering, what the hell did I do? I wonder what the hell her problem is? but then I need to realize this is stupid, but still, what the hell.

The really stupid part of this is that she is super friendly to every single other person. Just not me.

I've been overthinking this, like I've been wondering why she did it.... did she want to post something with my ex that she didn't want me to see?.. .etc.. am trying to stop in it's tracks, but it is rather hard.

I just need to frankly move on. This has been killing me. I'm feeling good and confident for a day or two, then something like this happens that gets me thinking why it happened.

Damn. Well, now you all know how insecure I am.
Wanna know why she did it? So you will go nuts over it like you are right now. To drive you crazy and fvck with your head. My ex had all of her friends unfriend me on facebook after we broke up, even though she's the one who broke up with me and I didn't really do anything to her. But that's life for you, and if that's the path they chose then they are little children who you, quite honestly, shouldn't be concerned with in the first place.

Keep doing what you're doing man, eventually you won't give a rat's ass anymore.
 

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Exoduso said:
Wanna know why she did it? So you will go nuts over it like you are right now. To drive you crazy and fvck with your head. My ex had all of her friends unfriend me on facebook after we broke up, even though she's the one who broke up with me and I didn't really do anything to her. But that's life for you, and if that's the path they chose then they are little children who you, quite honestly, shouldn't be concerned with in the first place.

Keep doing what you're doing man, eventually you won't give a rat's ass anymore.
Thanks so much for that man.

The thing is that I'm sure it's not my ex, because SHE is still friends with me although I did hide all of her updates (even though she never makes them anyways, she just gets tagged in things and people post to her wall, when she likes things, etc.).

This particular friend is just so baffling. It's like she's going out of her way to make sure I know she doesn't approve of me.

And I just KNOW she has been talking to my ex about how terrible I am, which, frankly, doesn't help my self esteem or help me get through NC, whether it's true or not. Even if she isn't doing it, I can VERY easily see her doing it.
 

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Thanks so much for that man.

The thing is that I'm sure it's not my ex, because SHE is still friends with me although I did hide all of her updates (even though she never makes them anyways, she just gets tagged in things and people post to her wall, when she likes things, etc.).

This particular friend is just so baffling. It's like she's going out of her way to make sure I know she doesn't approve of me.

And I just KNOW she has been talking to my ex about how terrible I am, which, frankly, doesn't help my self esteem or help me get through NC, whether it's true or not. Even if she isn't doing it, I can VERY easily see her doing it.
It really doesn't matter though, you're still getting stuck on trivial things that simply shouldn't matter anymore. Honestly, I don't know why you're keeping your ex on your facebook.. There's no way it can help you with NC. The best way to continue is to delete all of her numbers, fb, twitter, and any other way of contacting her, so you simply stop. Stop thinking about her, about her friend, about what they're saying or not saying, realize that it's not a problem with you and is them being little children.

Oh and go read the DJ bible. I can guarantee you that it'll help with your self esteem, and by the time you're done reading everything you wouldn't care anymore about what they're thinking or not and if they're jumping off a bridge or not.

Move on and leave them behind you, remember that your ex and her friend are not the people they were when you first started dating her. Contrary to what girls like to tell you, people do change.
 

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Need Male Insight.....

I am a 40 yr old women. I was seeing a friend that I have known for 10 years. We were very good friends (sat next to each other at work for 3 years). There was always sexual chemistry back then but both were in relationships. Fast forward 7 years.. both divorced started seeing each other. The problem was I knew him. He always cheated on his wife/girlfriends in the past. He is very good looking, but insecure and is very charismatic so has never had an issue with girls falling all over him. But I thought he had changed. He had been thru some things that seemed to make him much more humble. We worked somewhere we made crazy money, over 6 fixgures. He had blown all of his savings on divorce, house, etc. He was now living with a friend and broke. I was doing very well still, nice house, car, money in the bank. The crazy money was over but doing very well for myself. So we saw each other for about 4 months a lot. I played it very cool. However, one day he told me not to freak out but he was going to have coffee and see a movie with his ex wife. They had been friends from college and he had felt very bad to how bad he treated her. They have been friends for about six months at this point since he moved back in town before we started seeing each other.

However, I was not cool with that. I broke up with him and he begged me not to. He said I had to trust him and that nothing was going on but whomever he ended up with was going to have to understand that they are friends. I stayed strong as the more the begged the stronger I felt. That was on a Friday, then on Monday he reached out to me to see if I was happy with my decision. I said yes, that it was a respect thing for me. He said he did not want me to worry about getting hurt and understood however he thought we should remain friends as we would want something rather than nothing. I said no.... He said he would give me my space then. 2 days later he texted me. So the next day I email him telling him I am not changing my mind. He emailed me back and said he respected that and I deserve someone who could give me 100% of myself and he was so sorry that was not him. Wished me the best. That is when everything changed for me. I was no longer strong. I was going insane. I felt like I had made the biggest mistake and wanted him back! So about a week after that email I went to his work and we went to lunch. He said he wanted us to stay friends but he needed to work on his life right now and he was not in a place where he could make someone happy. So the friends began, I was miserable. We talked all the time. I would watch his dog, he would watch mine. This lasted for 3 months. We slept together twice during this time. The first I got drunk and he dropped everything to pick me up (he was playing golf) and the 2nd I had asked him if we could get together and talk. The 2nd time is when I asked him if he was seeing anyone else. He told me yes, but not to worry it would not last. She was a girl that was slutty (and had even slept with several of his friends). I was very upset. However we still ended up sleeping together and I was so mad at myself as I am not like that. That was dec 14, on dec 18th I sent him an email that I was done and wanted no further contact. that I got the closure I needed and was able to go on a date an actually have a good time. I had been dating a lot but it always made me feel worse and he knew that. He replied and said he understood and told me he would always be here for me.

On Christmas he sent me a text. I was like wtf.. but I still replied and said you too. Three days later he called me while I was on a ski trip. I was on the lift and the connection was bad but he was being soooo nice. Asking me if I needed him to look after my house or dog. I said no. The next night drunk I texted him and asked him WTH. He said he and her were no longer seeing each other and wished I was there. He asked if I could go to lunch when I got back. So we did and started seeing each other again. This time seemed different. We were seeing each other a ton. I was not initiating contact but being very nice and available when he did. He even asked several times if something was wrong. I said no.

So about that girl... they had not talked, text, no longer FB Friends or anything for 30 days. On day 30 she showed up at his house, crying, begging, etc. He told her he was seeing me again and when he went to the bathroom he caught her looking thru his phone at our texts. He kicked her out. Told me everything. Another good 30 days go by. Then one morning (that I did not hear from him the night before which was very odd) he became friends with her again on FB. He was not at work (we work for same company not same location so I can see when he is in our company IM). So at first I texted him is everything okay since he was not at work.. he responded right back he was in training.. being completely normal... so I texted him with a picture of the newsfeed showing he became her friend again. and asked if he saw her and if so did he sleep with her. He texted back a face that means eek... so I said I deserve an honest answer. He waited awhile then texted "Yep" that was it.

I was so mad. Did not respond at all. A week later went out on a date got drunk, ended up texting him. We went back and forth and he said he did not do anything to intentionally hurt me. I asked him to meet me so we could at least end as friends... he said no. I was so shocked. A few days later I went to a ST patricks huge party got hammered... ditched my date and texted him... no response. The next day was my 40th bday.. nothing from him... The next weekend was my 40th party. I posted very hot pictures on FB.. Few hours after I posted them I got a text... totally shocked me. Basically saying happy belated birthday.. he hoped my bday party was awesome. he had been sick for the last 2 weeks with an intestional virus and was currently in OK with his brother. He said sorry he missed my party and that he would start paying me back end of April (he had borrowed 4400 from me for a custody dispute and DUI). I responded with a long pathetic text about why he did this and I felt so unimportant to him... pathetic.. asked if she was pregnant and the only response to the entire text was no she was not pregnant. So that is my pathetic story. 1 month since the BU, 3 weeks since I reached out to him, 2 weeks since my pathetic response to his text. ... Nothing since.

Just to let you guys know about girls. I have not slept with anyone since I met him. even during the 1st break up. I have went out with a lot of guys but it always makes me miss him more. Girls are different that way. I have been keeping busy working on myself. I started hot yoga and look amazing. Guys tell me I look 28. I have no problems getting dates at all. The problem is I think about him. I know I fell for him so hard because we had such a past. He told me everything. I know that he never lied to me... each time I asked him he told me the truth. in his past relationships he always lied, lied, lied.

So guys know that just because she is going out with guys if she had feelings for you it probably makes her miss you more. At least it does for me.

If anyone read this way too long post. I would love insight. I promise I will never post something so long. But it felt so good typing the entire pathetic relationship out.
 
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Exoduso said:
It really doesn't matter though, you're still getting stuck on trivial things that simply shouldn't matter anymore. Honestly, I don't know why you're keeping your ex on your facebook.. There's no way it can help you with NC. The best way to continue is to delete all of her numbers, fb, twitter, and any other way of contacting her, so you simply stop. Stop thinking about her, about her friend, about what they're saying or not saying, realize that it's not a problem with you and is them being little children.

Oh and go read the DJ bible. I can guarantee you that it'll help with your self esteem, and by the time you're done reading everything you wouldn't care anymore about what they're thinking or not and if they're jumping off a bridge or not.

Move on and leave them behind you, remember that your ex and her friend are not the people they were when you first started dating her. Contrary to what girls like to tell you, people do change.
Thanks for that man.

When I think about my life long-term (after high school) I'm totally fine, I can see things going well and everything.

It's when I am brought back to the moment and how I'm going to have to go two more months of this that I start feeling the onset of hopelessness.

It's very odd. Like it seems so important to me when I focus on it, I feel like if I don't act, my life will fall apart, or something close to it. And I know how stupid that sounds, and I know how incorrect that is, I've been trying to tell myself that, but it just aint sticking.
 

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astonmartinone77 said:
Well, it seems another thing has come up.

It's actually bothering me much more than it probably should.

My ex's best friend is that sort of friend who was really questioning of me when we were first together, she didn't like me but eventually was very very friendly and nice to me. Then. The second we broke up, she treats me like the devil who broke her friend's heart. And now, three weeks later, I just noticed that she unfriended me on facebook.

I may be a huge ***** for worrying about things like this, but I don't take too kindly to people unfriending me when they actually know me (there are those random kids who add me that i don't know, who i dont care about).

And honestly I'm just wondering, what the hell did I do? I wonder what the hell her problem is? but then I need to realize this is stupid, but still, what the hell.

The really stupid part of this is that she is super friendly to every single other person. Just not me.

I've been overthinking this, like I've been wondering why she did it.... did she want to post something with my ex that she didn't want me to see?.. .etc.. am trying to stop in it's tracks, but it is rather hard.

I just need to frankly move on. This has been killing me. I'm feeling good and confident for a day or two, then something like this happens that gets me thinking why it happened.

Damn. Well, now you all know how insecure I am.
Two words for ya F U CK HER! No point in worrying why someone deleted you. The fact is that they did so they don't want you in their lives anymore. You need to focus on more important things instead of why people are doing what they do.
 
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