My ex and I broke up two months ago after being together over 2 years. We had a great relationship and were very close, spent a lot of time together and were very happy. We both envisaged a long future together. In March we had a large argument; basically it was my fault and spread over two days. I was particularly down as it was 6 months since my mums passing and 3 months since I miscarried and it all came over me and I broke down. He was out with his friends that weekend and I constantly called him crying etc and accused him of not caring. It really hurt him and made him angry, I feel awful but I wasn’t in a good place at the time and who could blame me giving all the loss I had been through.
He broke up with me a month later because he said he didn't feel the same after the argument and something didn't feel right. He said initially things were ok we even went on a mini break together and all was normal again. He tried for two weeks to shift the feeling but couldn't. He said at the time of breakup he didn't know if the feeling would ever come back again but felt we needed to break up at that time. During this two weeks prior to breakup we spent less time together (due to my work) and he started hanging around with a new group of friends from his workplace. They started going out more and spending a lot more time together and have since; they are even on holidays together this week. He also spent a lot of money on a new car which surprises me as he always said he would never spend the amount of money he did on a car like that.
He said he still cares about me (which I believe by his words and actions) and misses some of the things unique to us, but doesn't miss them enough to want to try again. He thinks of me on special occasions like exam results and even gave me a card to congratulate me on a new job. He wants us to be friends and keeps in contact every few weeks. In addition he said he has never kept friends with any ex before he always immediately cut off but cares about me so much that he "left the door open" for me. The other day when I asked him to think of me during a sad anniversary coming up he said he thinks of me every day and said nice things like I was the strongest person he knows. He even told me two weeks ago he felt we would always be together. I am slightly confused because he says he doesn't want me but clearly cares about me.
I feel that the relationship was becoming slightly stressful towards the end (as I am grieving) and when he started spending time with his new friends he got a new lease of life and it was fun hence why he was drawn to that. My friend thinks he is going through a phase. Is there any possibility he may come back in the future once the novelty and buzz of the new friends fades somewhat?