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To feel traumatised that ex wanted to give me 'one last nice week'

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LorettaYoung · 18/07/2025 11:59

By this I mean we spent an amazing week together ahead of the break up and a month later during the break up I queried how we'd just had an amazing time together and he said 'I wanted to give you one last nice week together'.

I think back on that week. How he stocked up his fridge with all my favourite things. Also sexually he'd always been very vanilla and not wanting to try new things, but suddenly he said he wanted to do those things that week. Which we did. I keep thinking about those moments and how vulnerable I was and angry that he was plotting the break up the whole time.

I remember we watched a movie where the lead guy is making the break up long and drawn out, and he said 'well maybe it's ok to not say goodbye immediately sometimes.' I remember thinking WTF.

I feel like he treated me like a dog that was about to get down and feel it is almost a sadistic way to behave? Am I wrong?

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RandomMess · 18/07/2025 12:00

It’s short term extreme sort of “gaslighting” his actions tell you one thing then he pulls the plug.

Hatty65 · 18/07/2025 12:00

I'd be raging too - but I'd thank my lucky stars that I'd escaped from a patronising shit who obviously thinks the sun shines out of his arse and you should be grateful for his presence.

Don't waste another second thinking about him. His shit behaviour is on him, not you.

Kuretake · 18/07/2025 11:59

Jesus you poor thing he sounds completely psychotic. I'm glad you're shot of him.