I got dumped 6 weeks ago. It was only a 5 month relationship but it mattered to me. He was very keen from the start and said he was falling for me after about 6 dates (which included some full weekends). I do not believe this was manipulative love bombing, just that he was very keen to rush into something serious after his second failed marriage.
We both brought issues to the relationship and there were a couple of minor conflicts that neither handled well (me bottling things up and then being a bit teary after a few drinks, him escalating to talking over me and hanging up the phone). He ended it very abruptly in person and then later spoke on the phone and blamed me entirely for the breakup.
I have not handled the break up well. Despite being in my forties, this has been the most painful breakup I’ve had, worse than the end of my marriage. I had strong feelings for him and have blamed myself for the way it all fell apart. I’ve been slowly getting better but this weekend has sent me backwards in my recovery. We would have been going away together this weekend had we still been together. Instead, I ended up visiting my mum who has advanced dementia. Then I was told by a friend that she saw his profile on Bumble on Sunday evening. He had hidden his profile whilst we were dating and it’s the same one as when we met. My friend has swiped the full local deck on Bumble for weeks so the fact he has just appeared now suggests he has only just unhidden his profile.
I am prepared to be told I’m being ridiculous but the fact that he has taken some time to process the end of our relationship makes me think I did matter to him. And clearly he has not yet replaced me. This is making me want to message him and ask to chat. I want him back. I want to explain that I’ve learned from the experience and am having therapy to work on my insecurities. That I’ve given up alcohol all together (was not an alcoholic but it certainly reduced my filter).
I know it is probably unwise to message. I know it could make me feel even worse. I know he could have reached out in these weeks and has chosen not to. But a tiny part of me thinks I should just make sure there is not chance of trying again. There was so much good there… he said he had never had such a connection with sense of humour and sex and we had so much in common in terms of values and life goals. Right until the end he was wanting to make it work and was about to book a holiday with me. He got overwhelmed on the moment and ended things in a split second. Clearly, he must have had some doubts simmering under the surface. I know all that.
can anyone offer any words of wisdom? I’m hurting today, not just because of him but general loneliness and sadness about mum.