Can a man come back after working through his issues with a therapist?

[Anonymous]

Going along with the no contact rule, and he is in therapy for mental health issues. How likely is he to get into contact after doing more therapy on himself? Assuming there is some love there, they were best friends, but it ended in an ugly manner without closure.

[Oliverlogan263]

It's possible for a guy to come back after getting help, but there's no guarantees. A lot depends on what the issues were that caused problems in the first place, and how much work he's really putting into changing.

If he's seriously going to therapy and trying to better understand himself, that shows he's committed to addressing what went wrong. That'd give him a better chance of things working out if he did come back around after some time.

At the same time though, you can't just wait around hoping he'll change. You gotta continue living your life and moving forward too. Maybe leave the door slightly open to hearing him out someday if he does reach out and shows he's put in the work. But for now, sticking to no contact is best so you both have space to heal.

Who knows, with therapy he might realize you two are better off as friends after all. Or maybe down the road he can prove he's grown enough to try again - but that's fully up to you if/when it happens. Either way, focusing on yourself is the healthiest thing for now. If it's meant to be, maybe you guys will reconnect. But for his sake and yours, don't put your life on hold waiting to find out.

[ThrillSeeker01]

It's certainly possible.