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struggling with patience

maepricot January 15th, 2023

There have been ups and downs in how patient I'm feeling as far as waiting to see when he contacts me again will be, whether that's to actually talk or just to let me know about getting my things from his house. Today, at least on waking up, I'm feeling less patient. It's been almost two weeks since we actually spent a day together, a week and a half or so since we argued and he said it was over and he would get me my stuff. There has been no communication since, even just about getting my stuff. He has my number blocked. He did this once before and I never actually ended up getting my stuff, we just got back together; that time didn't last this long, though. So I'm not necessarily in a hurry to get my things if there's a chance I won't have to. But the not communicating anything at all for this long is getting to me. I know I should probably just be patient and wait it out but it's so tempting to just go confront him so that he has to acknowledge me -- but I also know that could make things worse if there is a chance, and also I will leave feeling 1,000 times worse if he refuses to speak with me.

I feel like I have some reasons to be hopeful and some not to be. He deleted his profiles from my streaming services, but I'm still logged in and profiles still there on his. As far as I know, there hasn't been anyone else yet. He partied a lot for the first week, but I'm fairly sure nothing happened, then he got a DUI so he seems to be taking it easy since then. During the argument that led to our breakup, we were struggling over a door (he was trying to push me out because he didn't want to talk then) and it bounced back and chipped his tooth, and I recently heard that he told at least some mutual acquaintances that he chipped the tooth fixing the door with his coworker, rather than talking badly about me. This surprised me because while I'm pretty sure we were mutually at fault, he definitely seemed like he blamed me in the moment and was understandably very mad. I guess he could just be embarrassed and not want to get into it, but idk. Another mutual friend has seen him several times and would have no idea we were broken up if he hadn't talked to me -- my ex hasn't mentioned it at all.

Anyway, I really don't know what to do or think. I'm going to try very hard to talk myself out of going and trying to prompt a conversation in person yet because I doubt it will help. But being patient and hearing absolutely nothing is also getting very difficult. I don't know if maybe it would be a good idea to send or drop off a letter or something if I can figure out what it is I want to say. I'll have no way to know if he actually even reads it, I guess, but maybe it could make me feel better to get it out there and at least have a chance of him seeing it.

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Mya000 January 19th, 2023

@maepricot

I am so sorry to hear about the struggles you are facing with your relationship and the uncertainty and lack of communication that you are currently experiencing. It sounds like you are going through a difficult and confusing time, and it must be incredibly difficult to navigate.

It's understandable that you are feeling less patient and tempted to confront him, but it's also important to consider the potential negative outcomes of such an action.

Indeed, it might be interesting to consider what you want to say and how you want to say it, and to consider other ways to communicate with him, such as through the letter or note.

It might also be helpful to talk to your relatives, and/or to a therapist or counsellor to help you process your feelings and to develop a plan of action that works best for you.

Hope you get better and can get all your things back soon <3