Was he only pretending to love me?

I asked him to just be friends and all of a sudden he changed his attitude and became cold and cutting the frequent communication.

After 3 months he was treating me like a girlfriend but then I stopped him because it was too soon. My ex respected my decision and we lasted for 8 years.

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Was he only pretending to love me?
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