Ziebardt
Apr 29, 2008, 08:14 AM
How do I get my ex out of my head? We had a fantastic relationship that I destroyed by leaving without saying goodbye and not calling for 5 days. My reasons for being angry and leaving were legitimate and almost forgivable to her however leaving in combination with no contact for 5 days was not. It was a long distance relationship and I never saw her again. I was supposed to go back 10 days later and I didn't because I wanted to respect her request for a little time. Had I gone back we could have at least embarked on working through it. We really were wonderful together and our relationship was at it's strongest the day before I left. But I didn't go back and the distance and my availability to her made it easy for her to phase me out and move on. After 3 months of speaking on the phone a few times a week and believing that we would give it another shot she informed me that there was no chance and that it was, in fact, over. The next day I saw her profile on match dot com. I called to tell her that I didn't really believe we were broken up until I saw the profile. I was devastated but I wished her luck and happiness and told her I was here if she ever needed anything. That was March 1. With the exception of one "I love you, give me another chance" phone call 10 days later we never spoke again. She had removed her profile from match.com around April 1st so I assumed she was seeing someone. After 4 weeks of zero contact I began sending innocuous text messages about once a week. She didn't reply to the first two but immediately replied to the third one with "I'm engaged". It sickened me but I felt like I needed to be dignified and use it as an opportunity for closure so I called her to congratulate her and wish her happiness. A guy answered her cell phone so I asked if he was the fiancé. He said yes. I asked when did they meet. He said "a long time ago". So I congratulated him and said I called to wish her well, etc. etc. He said she wasn't there. I tried calling her a few times throughout the day but she didn't answer the phone. I highly doubt she went from checking her match.com profile daily to engaged in 4 weeks not to mention her grueling schedule of graduate school, 20 hour/week of volunteering, and a few big family events during the same period of time)... Regardless, whether she's engaged it's clear that she wants me completely out of her life.
I want to comply but I'm feeling something different than the loss. If she really were engaged I don't think she would tell me... our relationship was over but we weren't on bad terms. I would have expected and honored a "please stop contacting me". Also, it's not like her to be so insensitive to shock me like that or let her fiancé (assuming it was her fiancé or even a boyfriend) answer the cell phone. I worry that she might have been in the shower or something and he took charge of the situation. Also, she knows that I would doubt that she was so quickly engaged and always wonder (since it's a long distance relationship I don't really have any way of finding out).
Anyway, I did meet someone with whom I'm very happy... but since the beginning of this new relationship I've had trouble shaking my ex from my thoughts. I have dreams about my ex and/or her family (with whom I was very close) and wake up missing her so much (and send text messages in those weak moments). I sincerely want to give myself completely to my new girlfriend but simply don't know how to get my ex from my head... My ex was very gradually fading but the notion of and the truth behind the "I'm engaged" text has forced her front and center in my thoughts. Am I feeling anything unnatural? How do I get her out of my head?
I want to comply but I'm feeling something different than the loss. If she really were engaged I don't think she would tell me... our relationship was over but we weren't on bad terms. I would have expected and honored a "please stop contacting me". Also, it's not like her to be so insensitive to shock me like that or let her fiancé (assuming it was her fiancé or even a boyfriend) answer the cell phone. I worry that she might have been in the shower or something and he took charge of the situation. Also, she knows that I would doubt that she was so quickly engaged and always wonder (since it's a long distance relationship I don't really have any way of finding out).
Anyway, I did meet someone with whom I'm very happy... but since the beginning of this new relationship I've had trouble shaking my ex from my thoughts. I have dreams about my ex and/or her family (with whom I was very close) and wake up missing her so much (and send text messages in those weak moments). I sincerely want to give myself completely to my new girlfriend but simply don't know how to get my ex from my head... My ex was very gradually fading but the notion of and the truth behind the "I'm engaged" text has forced her front and center in my thoughts. Am I feeling anything unnatural? How do I get her out of my head?