She broke up with me because she felt overwhelmed. What now?
What now?
My girlfriend broke up with me a few days ago through text because she felt overwhelmed and couldn’t handle everything at once. She’s been struggling with social issues for a while.
Before the breakup I noticed her growing more distant, accepting calls less and having me as less of a priority than she used to.
She said she thought she was getting better and I thought she was too but she said she feels like she can’t. She thanked me for my effort and apologised that she couldn’t return the favour. She said I didn’t do anything wrong and that this was a her thing.
I made a last ditch effort, telling her that the relationship wasn’t something broken, just unfinished and that I’ve been putting in effort because I wanted to, not because I had to. I told her that if there was any part of her that wanted to make this work that I’ll be there for it and then I asked her if she really wanted it to be over or if she’s simply overwhelmed and told her that I could give her all the time and space she needs. She told me that she really just can’t.
I put it out there that if she feels like she’s in a better position and wants a retry, I’m here as long as I’m still single. She thanked me.
We haven’t communicated since.
What do I do? Do I maintain no contact?