he texted me this morning apologizing again and further explaining why he broke up with me and how he has been feeling since. he said he misses me a lot as his best friend. i wasn’t going to respond but decided to last minute and told him that i miss him as a best friend too but that i need him to not message me until i’m over him and reach out to him first. i told him i would not put my healing at risk or rush anything just because he needs a friend right now. i am prioritizing myself and need him to not reach out to me. i am very sad to see my time go down to zero yet again but i needed to reinforce that i need time and i could not have him messaging me again.
Last updated on:2026-05-04T15:08:03+05:30
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a part of you still hopes he’ll break that boundary, or are you set on keeping it no matter what?
i let my ex keep reaching out as “just friends” while i still loved them and it kept ripping me open every time. setting that boundary HURT but it was the first time i actually chose myself.
extend some grace to yourself. you stated your boundaries - and do your best to stick with them!
im so proud of you. You put your needs first. Sometimes we miss our person so much we will agree to anything to have them back in our life. Your healing journey is going great. You got this!
you're taking yourself serious and you're standing up for yourself. That is the right thing to do and brave! It's going to be better, I promise :)
we restart as many times as we can...please don't beat yourself up too much 💯 you're still putting boundaries