Search Results: how long to wait after a break up

Would throwing away my ex's gifts, letters and deleting our mutual friends help me move on?

Me and my ex-girlfriend lived together but she had to go home so we became long-distance. The day she left she wrote me a letter saying" How much she appreciated my love for her and for that she will be my life partner....

casanova311

Xper 4 Age: 30

Ex asks how long did I waited to hookup with somebody else?

So after 3 years of our break up we started texting again, and randomly he asked me how long did I waited to sleep with somebody else. I have fooled around with MANY men after him but I haven’t sleep with somebody...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Boyfriend broke up with me a week ago but his behavior is very confusing?

Long story short. Were together nearly 2 great years. Moved to a new state together where he was ecstatic at first. Apparently he’s been very depressed since we have no friends here but he never seriously tried to make...

Ko0519

Xper 4 Age: 33

My boyfriend says he still loves me but lost feelings?

Recently my boyfriend told me that his feelings have changed and that he no longer feels like he used to in the beginning of our relationship. In our relationship, we never had a big argument and I felt like it was going...

nottheone1

Xper 1 Age: 27

Dating

Asking a girl out a second time?

Asked a girl out after she just broke up from a 1.5 year relationship (2 days after). She said she couldn't grab a coffee "right now" and was focusing on healing herself. How long should I wait to ask her out again or...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Dating

He told me he's obsessed with me?

So I've known this guy for 8 months now and we been talking for 4 months every single day, all day, we game out everyday and night and we really really gotten to know eachother. We are the exact same person, same...

Babygurllll2013

Xper 2 Age: 34

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"Girls Don't Know What They Want [in Relationships]": The Real Reasons Behind This Male-Created Myth

This is the first in a series of articles I'll be writing debunking some commonly-held myths about dating, society and life. Myths are beliefs - widely-held but false and erroneous conclusions. They make sense, they're...

AmandaYVR

Editor Age: 53

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How do I know if a guy is into me?

For context: I am 17 and one year ago I was out with one of my friends (we are no longer in touch) when I met his best friend (who is one year older than me). Back then, I didn't think much of him since he was in a...

Anonymous

(18-24)

How to stop obsessing over a guy who you nearly went into a relationship with (sorry really long story but pls help :'( ) ?

I've been emotionally unstable for a pretty long time now due to the guy I like. He is in my university class of 30 people, and I met him in March last year, and he started to message me, which we started messaging even...

Anonymous

(25-29)

I used to love her more than anything and now she's broken up with me, what do I do?

I 'used to' is intentional, I loved her so much I still feel the heat of it, but the worst thing that made me turn from loving her is this, she politely asked me to leave her alone after dating for three years. I have...

zinox07

Xper 3 Age: 36

How long does it take a guy to move on from a committed relationship (read context)?

In this particular situation, how much time do you think he needs: He was in a 1 year committed relationship. The girl breaks up with him because she got a job offer abroad, and does not want to do a long distance...

SnowyOwl

Explorer Age: 29

Dating

Is it okay to tell him I want to work things out?

My ex and I have just started talking again after a month of no communication. I still want to date him. I think we can work things out. He broke up with me. He seems very friendly toward me. Last night we ran into each...

lovelornlady1207

Xper 1 Age: 47

HER: ". . . but you're a great guy and we can stay friends." HIM: "Bite me!"

One of the long-standing debates on this site concerns whether you should try to maintain a friendship with an ex after a breakup. The PC approved answer, if you are into regurgitating answers, is "of course you should....

OlderAndWiser

Influencer Age: 71

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Why is he ignoring me?

My ex and I broke up just after he moved provinces. We had a big falling out, and after we broke up I thought we weren’t getting back together. About 3 weeks after our breakup, I hooked up with someone he’s *very* close...

LeoPride93

Xper 5 Age: 32

Don't yell at your girlfriend in front of others (meeting my boyfriend's brother)

Background Due to my parents' bad reaction to telling them I have a boyfriend, I decided to go home early (I no longer live with them). I hadn't slept or eaten properly (6h of sleep and 3 meals over 2.5 days) and it...

tallandsweet

Editor Age: 24

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Should I reach out to him or let him come to me?

So my ex and I broke up a year ago when he moved across the country for a new job. We tried to make it work, but sadly life got in the way, but there was still a lot of love there. I hurt him really bad after, and for a...

LeoPride93

Xper 5 Age: 32

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How telling my parents about my 6mo boyfriend went (they hate him for religious reasons)

An update I know I haven't posted in a while, so here's what happened: I met my boyfriend's parents - they really liked me and I couldn't be more thrilled to get such a positive response. His dad offered to gift us an...

tallandsweet

Editor Age: 24

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How do I “Break up” with someone I’m not official with, without being a jerk?

I met this guy on Hinge 5 months ago and we hit it off at first but because of school and the pandemic we kept putting off even discussing meeting up at all. We had some nice in depth conversations at first, started...

Anonymous

(25-29)