I (37F) dated my boyfriend (44M) for 8 months after meeting at work (in my country). We were very close, spent a lot of time together, made future plans, and stayed connected even when he went back to the US and later worked in Africa. But over time, he got overwhelmed by work, grad school, and issues with his ex-wife and in-laws. Communication slowly faded. He eventually took a new job in the US, after saying his chances of returning to my country were “very low” he didn’t message me. It’s been weeks with no reply, and I’m left hurt and confused about what to do. How will i deal this? is this ghosting or he’s just an avoidant partner?
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Sounds like he ghosted you, after trying to soften the blow as his chances of returning are “very low”
It sucks, he didn’t have the sack to breakup with you but the best you can do is move on and find someone who wants to help with you
Yes, sorry, he is not your boyfriend anymore. It’s tough keeping long distance relationships , looks like he moved on long time ago, whenever communications began to fade away. It’s time for you to do the same. Best of luck!
Honey, this man is not your boyfriend. He’s ghosted you.
Please do yourself a favor and move on. This man is gone.
Things wouldn’t be that complicated. He is not the one for you. He wouldn’t give you mix signals.
basically a breakup, but he didn’t want to say so
Babe he had a great time with you. Then, he went home to his wife and children. He did what I like the call the “fade to black” style of ghosting.
He told you you’d never see him again. Then, he slowly faded out of communication with him.
There’s nothing to do but block his number and move on with your life.
He was never your boyfriend.
I think u need to accept it’s over.
When man lives a woman he cannot be without her for a day.
He needs to be in constant touch with her.
He sounds like a terrible communicator but it seems like that was him breaking up with you… sorry!!
Move on, and don’t let the next one treat you like this
Je actually told you you were done.
“his chances of returning to my country were “very low” he didn’t message me.” That was his good bye to you.
Block. Move on.
You guys had basically just met , and once he was back home living a separate life it wasn’t worth it for him to juggle this relationship on top of the rest he is dealing with.