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Two weeks ago a man I had been seeing for the last couple of months broke up with me. He didn't tell me in person, by text or sticky note. He just stopped calling and texting. I'm still trying to wrap my head around this.

indelible 7 July 10
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Not fair. If you're breaking up with somebody, at least tell them to their face. This is the coward's way out, especially since you've obviously had a few dates with him. He probably sniffed something else when the wind blew and headed that way!

I've been thinking that.

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Ghosting. I've had that happen to me and it sucks. As others have mentioned, he's a coward, doesn't even have the decency to tell you. I'd say you're better off without him, but I know the pain when it's still fresh. The guy who did it to me, I made a dartboard of his head. Eventually it'll pass and you'll move on, but I know now it doesn't feel good. Take good care of yourself. He's a schmuck.

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Sorry you had to experience this. Sometimes life can be inexplicably rough. You have what it takes to dust yourself off, hold your head high and carry on.

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Sorry you had to experience this. Sometimes life can be inexplicably rough. You have what it takes to dust yourself off, hold your head high and carry on.

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Are you sure he's still alive ? Did he have a trip to the Amazon in the planning ?

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He's a coward. It's very difficult to break up with someone face to face. You're better off without him.

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This should make you realize he probably would not be there when you might need him the most. You will think about this, it is only human, but don't dwell on this too long. I know, easy for me to say. ☺

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Sorry for your loss but this happens more often than you would think. Some prefer to avoid conflict and believe the cessation of contact is sufficient to communicate that the relationship is over. If someone you thought cared about you, would act in this way, you probably didn’t know him as well as you thought and might be better off without him. Common decency would seem to dictate that you deserve an explanation.

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I am sorry you ended up with a jerk. Please know that you have us to talk to. I dated a lady for almost r years and had asked her to marry me. One day, she didn't reply to my calls. A year later I finally heard from her. Love yourself despite what other idiots might do. You are worth more than 10 of them.

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Just plain shitty. It sucks that as people we often value ourselves based off of others opinions and interactions. How often do the others persons baggage hurt us!??! Take this time to love yourself and grow. In a bit assess the baggage you carry and work on that too. Who doesn't feel better when you cut loose some of the shit that weighs you down?

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There is nothing to wrap your head around. Some people are incapable of doing the honorable thing. Apparently that is this guy. Instead of saying, we had fun, but I don't feel that this relationship is for me, he vanishes. Good for you. You found out his true character before investing too much time in him. Remember the good times, and be glad you also found out about him before there were bad times.

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Let him go. Since my last man left, I've stopped holding on to people I've dated. They leave or stop talking to me I don't give them a second thought. One guy I went on a date with I really liked. He made me feel giddy and excited, a feeling I hadn't experienced in a long time. We'll he's now in a new relationship and I truly wish the best, but I feel no heartbreak.

There's something freeing in no longer holding on to people. It is a huge weight off my chest. It doesn't mean I don't hold feelings for them when they're in my life, but when they leave bye bye no tears no pain just...gone.

Sorry your person ghosted you, but there'll be more opportunities in the future

Hear, Hear.

Yeah, the letting go part. I'm Italian/Sicilian. We have a real problem letting go.

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I know this does not help at the moment and I know you are confused and hurt, but would you rather this affair (assumption) had never happened, so you would not be dealing with this now?
"I could have missed the pain, But I'd have had to miss the dance".
I have had many affairs in my 50 years as a single man and as I look back I realize that, had I stayed with A, I would never had met B, had I stayed with B, I would never had met C, etc. Life is full of painful and wonderful surprises.

Wow, that's a good question. It was more than an affair. We slid down the rabbit hole really fast. Maybe that's what made him run. I learn something from every relationship, so, in that respect, I learned from it...

I feel ya. Everything happens for a reason.

@indelible I do not believe ANYTHING happens for a reason and if anything does happen for a reason it is usually Physics.
If you are one who believes that everything happens for a reason then that implies that "something" has a plan for you and you just might not be the A-theist or Agnostic that you think you are.

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Did you start making plans,vocalizing maybe a future together,and he just up and vanished? So the emotional roller coaster you were on has jumped the tracks and crashed? Maybe the fear of comittment has made him re-think his life?

Maybe it has. And we had talked about being open about our feelings as he tends to stew on issues. He had mentioned a future together first. It is tacky, inconsiderate and cowardly. I have a good word to describe him as a result of this action, though I can't post it.

@indelible Consider it as experience,yes your heart is hurting,emotionally you are as if he died after a long marriage(I believe).You are far better off without him, than with.....

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Beyond tacky and inconsiderate - way beyond. Consider yourself lucky to be rid of him !

Yes very fortunate, she could have had kids and then be abandoned.

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Not cool. Unfortunately seems like a lot of people are ghosting now instead of being an adult and confronting people.

Kanda Level 5 July 10, 2018

Yup. The world is full of Caspers now.

Maybe there were always Caspers and it was always a thing, and it just seems so prevalent now because we all know how easy it is to get in touch 24/7 with a text, e-mail, social media message or cell phone call.

@BlueWave In the past,Women who were affected as she was suied for compensation,a "Heart Balm",with many wining,not sure if it was a broken engagement,or did the relationship end as this one did.

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Extreme cowardice on his part, perhaps? Sorry this happened to you. ):

Zster Level 8 July 10, 2018

Exactly.

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