Why breaking no contact left me feeling heavy

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So I went on a solo trip to Florence to kind of forget about him and do something fun. it would be 4 days of just spoiling myself and filling my heart with beauty all on my own, very far away from him. i even downloaded Hinge for the first time just to get some distraction (didnt went on a date or somerhing like that just innocent swiping). of course he texted me the first day and we texted very much. we even sexted (sorry for tmi) and he told me that he misses me and loves me and what he feels for me is not going to change. for those who have missed - he is in a relationship.

it was really nice just talking to him again and i really liked seeing his name on my screen and the cute texts. we haven’t seen eachother in 18 days and did no contact for almost a week until he texted. but now i kind of regret it, came home last night and felt really heavy because i miss him. would i feel this way if we did no contact on my trip? i don’t know what to do now. i feel better than i did 18 days ago, of course. the longer time goes with not seeing him makes it better. but the textning, the likes on ig and so on… i really don’t want to delete him out of my life because i love him, but i wonder if i would have felt better if we did the strict no contact

Last updated on:2026-07-23T00:38:12+05:30

Comments (5)

nocturnal
nocturnal 3 days ago

the hardest part was accepting that the little moments of comfort were keeping me attached to the same pain

VanillaNL
VanillaNL 3 days ago

i’ve been in that place where one sweet message from my ex could undo days of healing. seeing her name pop up feels like a little piece of her coming back, then the crash after is brutal.

SwiftSnap188
SwiftSnap188 3 days ago

Exactly how i feel

techguru18
techguru18 4 days ago

when he tells you he loves you and misses you while he’s still in a relationship, does it make you feel closer to him or more stuck afterward

SwiftSnap188
SwiftSnap188 3 days ago

both. it makes me feel really special and i am so in love with him. for the moment it makes everything better, but afterwards it makes me so sad