Why reaching out feels so hard after a breakup

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I haven’t talked to him in 52 days now 79 days since we broke up. I still miss him, it still hurts but I feel like I’ve been more like myself I have things to look forward to and everyone thinks I’m happier, I’m not sure about that because I just want my best friend back but I can’t reach out first I know that I know he treated me like crap but I also can’t believe that was him. I haven’t seen him driving around for a few weeks which I guess is a good thing, he keeps stalking my social media and liking and un liking posts, so if he misses me so much why can’t he just reach out, does he not want to hurt his ego, is he not reaching out because he knows that I never forgive and forget and just doesn’t want to get hurt like he hurt me. I really don’t know and honestly I’m still so in love with him all he would have to do is reach out i would treat him with kindness id be mad but I’d tell him what he has to do to make it all better

Last updated on:2026-06-17T05:32:50+05:30

Comments (5)

ChillSpirit391
ChillSpirit391 2 mths ago

the best “advice” or tip i’ve ever gotten is this…

it’s not that you can’t reach out. unless you’ve been explicitly told “pls do not contact me”, you’re not doing anything WRONG. it’s about the emotional toll it is going to have on you.

my dad told me to tell myself “not today” at least until i get to a point where the outcome of his response (or lack thereof) won’t make me spiral or feel like the world is ending. and honestly maybe by the time that point comes, i won’t even want to reach out anymore.

just try telling yourself, not today, maybe tomorrow. keep on keeping on. 50 days is a huge milestone. you can do 24 more hours.

brokefeather
brokefeather 2 mths ago

if he texted you today and said exactly what you wanted to hear, would you trust his actions this time or are you mostly missing the version of him you knew before everything fell apart?

ruschkikov
ruschkikov 2 mths ago

the social media stuff kept me stuck for months.🥺

voiletflow
voiletflow 2 mths ago

i was around the same point when i finally started feeling like myself again, then one random night i was ready to throw all that progress out the window just to hear his voice.

DreamyWay963
DreamyWay963 2 mths ago

alao in the same situation