Leaving my home town in 9 days. I tried to keep it secret from my ex but my sister whom I didn't even contacted somehow talked to her through phone, with all the " he's feeling really sad" and telling her the time of when my course will start. I planned to remind my sister to keep it secret before but I just called it off because I won't be bothered. This left another topic my ex brag about that I don't let her know when I'm going to leave. She even asked me to call her when I'm at the airport. Nonsense, I said no. Acted abit jerky but when she's talking to me she slightly commanded me like I'm still her boyfriend, no thanks.. I just smiled inside.

That's good dude. Its great that you were able to smile inside. :D

Smile with pain like u've all experienced... Thanks for the support. False hopes hit me after I went for a talk with her and end up with little romance..

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Hi everyone, I guess that most of the time we've ended our relationship through the way your GF saying she needs space, she feel like you are a good friend, she wants you to be a friend.

I'm wondering How the heck do girls around the world come up with such a pattern when it comes to breaking up with *love. I suggest that you experts out there can give us some reminder, tips or ways to prevent a relationship going down this road. Perhaps post another sticky would be really helpful for everyone here. Its heart breaking when both us are in love and ended pathetically. It's a great loss.. Thanks people!

Basically they are using it as an excuse because many people like a reason or closure.
They don't want to walk away making you feel like you did something wrong so 'need my space, need a break, we can still be friends' is a way of placing the blame on them and not you.

Some people just feel that they got too much too quick into something and realize that they haven't gotten to experience other things in life. Then they picture them still in the relationship 5 -10, 20-30 years down the road in the relationship and wondering if they will be regretting that they never did some things in life because they were tied down in a relationship.

If you don't feel comfortable with 'friends only' tell her that you don't want to be friends.
The one breaking up doesn't have the market on setting the rules.

Nice one, wonder why its mostly in females. So people out there, I'm not saying dating at a young age is not going to work but at a certain point of view it usually Don't. Wonder why women doesn't come up with other reasons..

Because guys either use avoidance and figure she will get the message by them not calling or coming around. Or they just become such a jerk that the girl wants to leave then they don't have to.
So their way of breaking up really isn't a better alternative.

Girls use the excuse because they want to part without the fighting or without hurting the guys feelings.

You have know that relationships comes with no guarantees. It only works if both parties involved wants it to work. If one person isn't on board then there is nothing you can do but accept it. People change their minds and once they do the relationship is over.

Now it is not only girls who use this as an excuse because some of my relationships ended by the guy using the "I need space thing" on me. So don't think nor believe for one minute that only females uses this line. It been used for years by both sexes.

A sticky regarding this issue would be useless in my opinion so the only thing you can do at this point is move on and work on your healing. There are helpful stickies to help + guide you through it.

Thanks, I'd like posts with points and tips in a way to make a relationship better. We've had enough stickies to help in healing already. We can be better through breakups, but there will always still be space for improvement and little bits all around that we might miss during another relationship.

Most time, we can only answer the question that's asked, and as you can see most questions come after a break up. That's why the stickies are about moving on. But there are a lot of questions here about relationship problems, just ask the question.

I don't think anyone has a sure fire formula for making a particular relationship work though. If they did, they would be cashing in big time.

That's real true. 9 more hours before my departure. Its bed time and I've heard nothing from her. Kind of still having that false hope squeeking around the corner... Remembering that she asked me to contact her before I leave, all she knew is my course is 15 July, not knowing my flight is soon... one part is hoping that she called and I can just ignore and hanging on the ******* false hope and another part trying to be a man in pain and sorrow, moving on. AGH PAINFUL HEARTACHE after packing up and saw the photos she printed out for our last anniversary..

Haha my girlfriend well ex was doing the same thing always running into problems, never time to talk, in the end I told her I can't do it, it turned out that she lost her interest in me as a boyfriend so I dumped her but we are still friends, dude don't get in her way if she's trying to enter university you better move because that is the most important part of her life!

Ladies and gentlemen, I've broke NC. I felt bad, its was like coccaine, I couldn't stop it for a while.. Things goes normally for months of NC, since I left my hometown for studies, I've received several texts from my ex saying:
Hi, How are u?
Hi, where are you now?
I miss you..
Sorry the message wasn't typed by me, it was my fren
Hi How are u.

At the last message I broke NC.

Me: Yes? Do u remember what you said you wan? ( I was referring to her wanting SPACE )
She : Ha?
Me: You said you want space, hope you understand.
She: Yes I want space, but what do you mean by that?

I didn't reply
She: I really wish to know what you mean by that...

Since I replied her text I feel like a total shipwreck. Its horrible, like I got obsessed, it was painful, feeling my nerves all over, drag be back down to the pit of extreme pain. Sooner later, another fren of mine coincidently told me smthing about her saying she's always studying in the library with a guy but not couples yet. *(&(% this hurts even though I tried not to care about it.. but I got me, back to square one...

I hate being emo, its hard to accept that she gave up on the relationship. I'd put 100% of my heart in this relationship, for the future.

I feel the need of comfort, but I'd never had a best fren, a fren to drink with, a fren to hug, a fren to tell all my problems, I'm more to my partner than getting a fren... I prayed hard, but I know this is what god wants me to go through..

We have all messed up, some more than others (like yours truly). You are human, so forgive yourself for being such. Vent to us if it makes you feel better.

I got a text from my ex
"Do u know how pain am i because of ur words"
I think she isn't in the situation.. Normally it would be, I dump u, say byebye. In such a way it would be easier for me to move on ( I am the dumpee). If I would reply her I could make it a clearer situation but on the same way it could have bring some pain to me. If I would ignore her then I'd ignore a chance to make things better both of us. Helping others is my nature.. I need advise..

You need to let this go.stick to N C you should nt allow yourself to remain in this mess anylonger.you need to heal.for you no one else.

Helping others is in everyone's nature. You, however, can't expect to help others when you are an emotional wreck yourself. Do NOT use the "she needs help" excuse to break NC. She has others to help her through this. It is a break up, it is life, both of you lose all of the friend and relationship privileges...

One day you are going to wake up to reality and see that this needs to end sooner rather than later.

Sometimes our instinct to help others makes things worse, for them, and us. Stand pat, and don't stir up feelings that need to be dealt with by you both as individuals.

Good intentions, don't make good solutions, in this case.

Thanks for the wise advise, I just hope that someone is there to teach her stuff like this. We would make it great if there's a goo counsellor as third party to give guidance sometimes while having communication probs..

That's a painful move.. knowing that sacrificing for the better is not a better, being selfish for myself is the better choice..