In March my partner of over 10 years abruptly dumped me and left me alone in our shared home in a state where I had no support system. While my life shattered overnight and required therapy three times a week to pull through, he went straight back to partying and hosting movie nights like nothing happened.
I eventually moved across the country for a fresh start blocked him on everything and maintained proud no-contact for months. It hurts to see how seamlessly a narcissist can move on after discarding you, but despite the impulse to react I’m staying strong crying it out and refusing to break no contact.
Last updated on:2026-10-12T22:57:13+05:30
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ten years is such a huge piece of your life to have ripped away overnight. i've been through a breakup where my ex seemed perfectly fine while i was barely getting through the day, and god, watching them carry on like nothing happened HURT.
m honestly proud of you for keeping no contact, because i know how badly that urge to react can hit when you feel like they got to walk away without a scratch. i had to stop checking whether my ex was suffering too, because every little thing i found kept reopening the wound.
you are already are doing so well with the no contact thing take your time healing comes in all sorts of path ways you find your healing path and you go through it your own way :)
Stay strong, you are doing great. Let's focus on our own healing and one day we will no longer look for them.
i can feel how hard you’ve fought to rebuild your life after being left so far from support. when you see him partying like nothing happened, is it more the feeling that he never cared, or that he never had to face what his leaving did to you?