What is she going to do during no contact ?
Hello, my girlfriend left me after a 3-year relationship. After a long discussion, we decided to take a month to reflect.
She told me she needs to not be in a relationship anymore, that she needs to think and be sure about her feelings, and that she felt too attached to me. Some of my behaviors didn’t suit her. She needed me to make changes in my life and the way I act, which I wasn’t doing, and after a month of traveling she broke up with me when she returned, explaining her reasons.
What she didn’t know—and what I told her when she came back—is that I had already started working on myself to make those changes without her knowing, and I wanted to show her the best version of myself when she returned, but it was too late.
She also had issues with sexual desire, and among her reasons she told me she wanted to know whether it was only her or also me. I wanted us, during that month of reflection, not to see other people, but she didn’t want that. She told me she didn’t necessarily want to see other people, but she didn’t want to close that door either. She wanted to be completely single in every sense so she could fully detach and reflect on us, and enjoy a life without being in a relationship because she is afraid she might regret not having tried it.
She told me she was almost convinced she was making the biggest mistake of her life, but that she would live with that thought forever if she didn’t make this decision, and that she hoped that if we are truly meant for each other, our paths will cross again one day.
Today I am trying to detach and I am in no contact to give her space and also for myself. It is very, very hard for me right now, and this no-contact situation both helps me and hurts me terribly.
Details: she has always been very shy, and has always tended to be dependent on me, which is also why she wanted to take time for herself.
In your opinion, is she really reflecting on us? Was it simply an excuse? Will she see other people before we might get back together? Do you think we have a chance of getting back together in a month?