A long time ago I met a woman and we had a relationship which did not last but I never forgot her. I did not see her for over 20 years.
A few years ago after my divorce (16 years wed, 2 grown up kids) I left my number at her place of work. We started a relationship and were engaged and I moved into her place. She had never been married or had any children. After 2 years I decided to move out. There had been issues where she wanted me to stay away, then she would stay away / sleep on the sofa, which obviously could not continue. I always thought these were overreactions but as it was her place I had no choice but to go along with it. There were no major issues like abuse, anything like that, but I was surprised about how few relationship skills she had, conflict resolution, communication etc. Soon after I told her I would find a place of my own, that I was not ending the relationship and when things settled down we would see how things went. I made sure she knew we could still be together, but a couple of months have passed and she is refusing all contact, saying I left the house so what did I expect. She has not given me any concrete reason why we should part. She contacted me the other day and said she was and is still desperately in love with me, on the same day said that the relationship was over. She seems to prefer her single life but I can't work out whether I should keep trying with her or just give up. We are both 50+.