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** I posted this question yesterday at a bad time and only got two answers, reposting it as it’s important for me to get an idea of what others think. Sorry to those who already replied if they see this again**

I have been in a relationship with someone for two years: the first year we both lived in the UK, the second year he moved to Australia, where his parents live and where he was supposed to only stay a few months and than come back. We remained together long distance but decided not to be exclusive anymore. He alway told me that he was just having casual hookups, as i did.

He kept telling me he loved me and that he wanted our relationship to continue. He didn't have days of leave, so the year we stayed together long distance i travelled to australia quite a few times and it was very expensive. He always insisted he missed me so much and wanted me to visit. There he introduced me to his family and friends.

I was genuinely, deeply in love with him and he knew. I genuinely thought he was the one. One day, shortly after I had visited him, he stopped replying to my messages. He ghosted me. A couple months later it turned out he was dating someone, someone who I had assumed being a friend and who had been on all of his pictures etc. for at least 8 months. It turned out, he had been dating another person during 8 of the 12 months our relationship continued at a distance. He never told me, he didn't even break up with me, just stopped talking to me. I confronted him about this as i discovered it, his reaction was blocking my number an all my social media because "i was interfering with his relationship".

This caused me a severe depression which lasted more than one year and i had to go to an advisor etc. Is it normal?