Stick to a promise?
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When my GF and I started dating she was very forward that she has anxiety and pushes people away when stress builds. When we confessed our love she said she was afraid it would just go away and we promised to work through the pushing away and I would support her and not abandon her. Well it happened. Two weeks ago she suddlenly doesn't love me. She says she feels next to nothing and just blunted. I say I'm here and want to try and for her to keep trying. She asks me why. I remind her of all we said about working through. That this situation is exactly what she said would happen and that she wanted to beat it. It has been two weeks, and she is incredibly convincing that she doesn't want my affection and says she feels sorry for me that I care about her. I tell her we talked about this and she said this exact thing would happen and that then she wanted us to get through and not give up. Now she says she remembers saying it but doesn't feel that way now....I don't know what to do. I am trying, she hasn't got therapy yet but is trying to be scheduled. She wants to talk and be friends but act like we are nothing more/we're anything more and like what she said about what would happen and to fight for her when it did didn't happen.
What can I do? What should I do?
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jamie_54777 b36593
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Give her some space is what I'd do. But that's me.
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b36593 katehippy
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No there isn't. I don't have someone like that. I have friends but nothing to which I love and then suddenly don't love.
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b36593 katehippy
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No. not really. I just moved to a new city. So the support system isn't really here. I have family about an hour away.
Thanks for the thoughts
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joe_04369 b36593
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Ignore her is what you need to do as much as possible, no eye contact at work or functions unless of course you have to work on something with her then just be professinal like she is just another colleague. I was dumped in my young years so many times I know all the tricks in the book. She will come back to you I promise, she needs you and doesn't realise it yet but will. Good Luck.
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b36593 jamie_54777
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Thank you. It does. It really shouldn't though.
phil76209 b36593
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I'm not saying this is the right or wrong thing to do cos u gotta weigh up the options.
Option 1 sounds brutal and I know u love her but she needs to conquer this anxiety and I think she needs space to do this. Therapy will just be the beginning. It could be a long road to her recovery and by the time she has made enough progress, she may still turn round and say I don't want u.
I think you need to let her go but not be friends either because she really can't have it her way if you say u love her and she doesn't. I guess that is a sacrifice she has to make.
Maybe some space will help her decide.
From personal experience I have let relationships go because of similar situation and I really don't know what or who I want.
Option 2. You continue to convince her and remind her to fight for you because she remembers saying that this would happen and that you should fight for her.
The outcome in both is uncertain. Maybe she doesn't know her true self yet.
Also u gotta think about you. Can u afford to continue loving her if at the end of a few years she decides ur not the one and then uve wasted a lot of time on her.
Again I'm not saying one or the other is right these are just possible scenarios.
But at least u are giving it a go and fighting so if it doesn't turn out u can be proud of that.
Let me know how things pan out if you want.
Phil
lisalisa67 phil76209
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phil76209 lisalisa67
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Thanku. A lot. This forum has really helped me over the past few months.
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