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Will he ever come back?

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Mondbia · 30/04/2023 07:25

So basically I'm in my second year of college and i just broke up with my bf
I met my ex last year in first sem when we weren't dating. Him and i have known each other for six+ months and got into a relationship recently.
I found out that he secretly liked me because of his physical touch and soft spoken words and one day the confession happened
Since then we were always together.
He was a shy soft and kind hearted guy who never initiated anything first
He has zero social media presence and doesn't text that much
There were times when I had to often message him first but he could hold a conversation later on.
He let me know that he doesn't text much or use social media much but prefers face to face conversation over anything.
So i strictly followed that
We had some degree of intimation, never had sex
He assured me that he will always be beside me and hell always be there for me no matter what
My mood affected his mood and he tried to prevent me to do any thing reckless and protected me and also healed me from a lot of past traumas
Also we kinda also have the same family background
Now one day suddenly he became hella distant
Didn't talk or didn't sit near me or never Initiated anything
My friends told me to calm down but i knew something was wrong
I felt as if my relationship was coming to an end
I tried no contact but he still didn't reach out to me
I knew I had to take action so i sat him down one day and asked him a few questions
He revealed his family issues like
How my name was the highlight of the topic discussed between him and his parents
And how he should obey his parents no matter what
He talked about his financial situation and how hard it is
His father recently went through a bad heart attack which put him into bed rest and he was almost empty inside
I could see it on his face and i cried for hours because I understood how hard this is
To manage everything
I asked him about Everything
And he explained how he needs to get a job first,learn to provide and fulfill certain expectations
And how he does not want to see his father like that everyday and wants to see him get better
I could see the tears brewing over his eyes
But still he emphasised a lot over his mother's opinion about us and how he is just not a relationship person and how he is better of studying and how it would have been better if we were just friends,close friends
After a lot of deep conversation i asked him a straight forward question
"Do you want to break up with me or not ,i know i don't want to..?"
He said nothing and was shaking his head
I asked again.. he said okay ina a monotonous voice and so we broke up
Now back to my situation
I am badly attached to my bf now ex,and i have no hope left
I wish him the best
But i still want him back
I know i understand he's going through a lot but i love him and i want to stay with him through all of his problems
I wish someone could tell me whether he'll come back or not regarding my current situation or if anyone has faced something similar?
Negative and positive feedbacks are most welcome
I'm a Virgo woman and he's a Pisces man

OP posts:
Hiddenvoice · 30/04/2023 07:33

I’m sorry you’re going through this, break ups are awful. Take some time to grieve this relationship, it’s okay to cry and it’s okay to feel sad as it’s very raw right now.
It sounds like he has a lot going on at home and a lot going on in his mind so he doesn’t quite know what he wants. It’s probably best he isn’t in a relationship right now as he can’t fully commit. I know you’d be there for him and support him but right now he isn’t ready for that.
Sadly no one knows the two of you so we can’t comment on if he will come back but I wouldn’t put your hopes on it. You seem young so you have the whole world ahead of you. You’ll meet other guys who you will like and want to date.
Take some time to feel sad and then try keep yourself busy, go out with friends, keep studying and just remember your time with his as it was, you were pushing for contact, you were always the one to try start conversations. You felt awful when he distanced himself and he wouldn’t have told you if you hadn’t asked for a conversation so once you’re ready think of the bad times with him. Right now you’re focussing on the good things you’re missing which is okay but soon you’ll move on from that.

GuevarasBeret · 30/04/2023 07:34

When push came to shove, he let his mother be the other woman in his relationship.

Nice enough person socially, but wouldn’t have your back when it counted. Tell him to come back when he’s a man, and not a child.

yousexybugger · 30/04/2023 07:52

Breakups are always very hard but I would try not to focus on whether this man will come back to you. It sounds like you had quite an intense 6 months ('he healed me from past trauma' is a lot to declare about a boyfriend of a few months) largely driven by your initiative.

When you've hung back to see whether he is forthcoming under his own steam, he hasn't been. I think you'd be better with someone who has a bit more 'go' about them. Someone who isn't just responsive whenever you make an effort.

It is so easy to get sucked in if someone isn't available to us or is flaky, but remain clear headed about how things actually are. You asked him for a clear 'yes' or 'no' about staying together and he gave a weak and watery 'no'.

It's fully understandable he might withdraw somewhat after his dad's diagnosis but a major problem here is that he has kept things quite minimal and you in a bit of a silo because his main concern is his mother's views. He's done this by refusing to be in contact much or take much initiative. It's perhaps not manipulative in a deliberately bad way, but it is deliberately keeping things with you contained. This is probably because he's young and hasn't learnt to manage parental expectation alongside having his own love life. To be quite honest, you've also put a fair bit of responsibility on such a new boyfriend if he's had to stop you doing reckless things. Not saying you should have to hide any issues but I think you should try and resolve these yourself. Does your uni have any counselling available?

Go through the shitty feelings. Lean on your friends. Take care of yourself. But trust that this is it. And that's probably for the best. You will be fine and in time you'll meet someone more available.

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