WHat to do after girl friend dumps me
Hello, I am a twenty year old male that is new to this site. I have recently broken up with my girl friend of two years. She broke up with me because I pushed her away because I took the relationship for granted and did not always express myself in a positive way. I said some stupid things that I did not mean and pushed her away to a point of breaking. She first put us on a break, a little less than 4 weeks ago. She said "I think I like someone else". She said she needs time to figure stuff out. I agreed and let her have her space. Then a little under two weeks ago she ended it completely. She did however say that she made up the other guy thing to hurt me because of what I made her feel by pushing her away and saying stuff that was hurtful ( I am not angry at her for this because I deserve to feel this way to understand what I made her feel like).
So any way, we go to different colleges two hours apart and visited each other frequently and talked on the phone every day more than two times a day for the past two years. Once she ended it I was very hurt and tough to swallow. I have not made contact with her for a little over a week or gone onto her Facebook and have moved all items that remind me of her out of sight. Then at one o-clock in the morning a week after the break up I get a text message from her number, reading "How are things" I think about it and respond with "good and how are things with you?" we small talk for two more text messages and it was awkward. I know no contact means no contact but I don't know what to do.
I want to show her that I do care and love her full heartedly but I don't want to push her away any farther. How do I not crowed her space but also show her that I care because the reason she dumped me was because I took her for granted. I would love to have our relationship come back around but I know time is what she needs. I feel that I have a better understanding for the influence my actions have on her and it makes me sick to think that I caused her so much pain to push her to break up with me. I am remorseful for the way I have made her feel and wish I could take it back. Is no contact the best idea? What should my course of action be? Thanks for your time I am confused and am really looking for any advice I can get. I am deeply in love with this girl and don’t want to lose her from my life.