u/Competitive-Fuel-695

I (18M, trans) ended a relationship with my ex (23M) about a month ago. We’d known each other a long time and stayed friends afterward, but things quickly became confusing. He started acting distant, replying less, and eventually ghosted me for about a week except for Snapchat streaks.

I finally sent a message saying I was done with the mixed signals and deserved better communication, then ended contact.

Now it’s been a month and I still think about him constantly. I hate unresolved situations, and part of me wants to break no contact and tell him how I feel. It is his birthday, so i'm going to hold off for a while.

Should I reach out, or is this something I need to let go of and move on from?

Hi. I transgender M(18) was in a relationship with M(23), we are both neurodivergent and have known each other a long time. It was a nice relationship but I didn't feel seen.

I'll skip you forward a bit to the last 2 months. The moment I ended it and said we'd be better of as nothing all together he "declined". As he wanted to still be friends. Lots of back and forth, but I essentially said "okay fine" as I was in a shocked/difficult mental state, from things that had happened between us and my own life.

Couple of weeks go by and he's being really off with me. I do all the right things, I check up on him and all he keeps saying is "i'm fine". Usually in our relationship/friendship meant that the other person doesn't want to talk about it. After this interaction I was then ghosted for 7 days straight, with only snap streaks as our conversation. I ended it about this time a month ago, and I came out with it after sending multiple messages to him with no response. "i'm done with this, i don't like the mind games. i also don't like the way you've been treating me, i deserve better than this. please treat yourself better than you treat me. thank you, goodbye".

I want to break silence as it has been a month, I genuinely hate awkwardness and all i've been able to think about is him. When I try to go to bed at night, when I'm doing something normal. Is this a sign I should move on, or text him how I feel? Thanks, from trans M18.