Does no contact really work?

there is a théory that by giving no contact to mens, they are happy at first but then realize their loss. at first, he was ignoring my stories, not answering, liking, everything.
a few days laters he is now liking them etc, even liking my Strava thing, but i won't react and waits for him to reach out

Last updated on:2026-07-16T20:52:47+05:30

Comments (13)

FluidPen66
FluidPen66 1 wk ago

i’ve been in that waiting game, watching every little move and trying to guess what it means.

estellemrt
estellemrt 1 wk ago

did you got out ?

JustMe11
JustMe11 1 wk ago

watching my ex slowly start viewing my stories again after weeks of silence and every little like felt like a tiny sign i wanted to believe in. i had to remind myself how much the silence hurt me too.

estellemrt
estellemrt 1 wk ago

yea like it's never enough, first we want them to watch, then to like, then to text but they never met our expectations

economist
economist 1 wk ago

i’ve felt that hope creep back in when someone starts interacting again after pulling away. do you feel like you want him to reach out because you miss him, or because you’re hoping it proves he still cares?

estellemrt
estellemrt 1 wk ago

well i do not want to reach out, indeed i want him to do it's to prove he still cares but also to prove he cares once cuz he wasn't in love with me

poundcaker
poundcaker 1 wk ago

I think for everyone it’s different I broke no contact 2 days ago due to a spiral of seeing photos of my ex online only to get cruelty and hey you blocked me I don’t miss you or think of you. why would I. so I was even the bad guy for the no contact. I don’t know breaking no contact is worse than anything. I don’t think no contact on my end is going to bring them back. I just need to learn to live again.

estellemrt
estellemrt 1 wk ago

that's really so sad, how can people be that cruel :( you're way better without them

DreamyBae302

Yeah, same with me

estellemrt
estellemrt 1 wk ago

you broke no contact?

DreamyBae302

@estellemrt yeah ☹️ it sucks. I

veve
veve 1 wk ago

he did this to me as well but it happened multiple of times, so now i know if it happens again I need to ignore him this time, he keeps coming back because he knows you are always going to be there when him and another girl doesn't work out.

estellemrt
estellemrt 1 wk ago

oh wow that hurts but that was totally necessary, i was starting to get hope, thanks for the reminder 💕