Is this long distance salvageable
Okay, I have been in this long distance 21/2 years. He wrote me a break-up letter before last Thanksgiving. We live 600 miles from ea. other. He said it's just too hard living so far. I am willing to move down there but he doesn't ask me to. So I quit contacting him. He kept calling and I would be polite. We would talk every 4 or 5 days. Then before last Christmas he picked up the pace and sent me photo's of him and more calls came in. Anyway, he just showed more interest again, long story short. Then I asked him if he wanted to come up here and he wasn't sure, but he came up for New Year's. SO we had a fantastic time. Then he went home and called me every day until the week-end came. No call Friday or Saturday. The only reason I bring that up is because after he broke up originally, he didn't call on Friday or Saturday nights I noticed. So I called him up on it and he said he just got busy. Well the next week end came and he called Friday at 7 pm and said he was going out to eat and look at cars. Then no calls after that. I tried calling him and his cell was turned off. At 10 he had it back on and finally answered the message I left at 20 min. to 11. He said,"Oh, my cell was in my pocket, I don't know what happened." So he said, "What do you want to talk about?" Well, I just asked him about the relationship and him coming up here and all. I said I still wanted a committed relationship. I asked him if he was dating or wanted to and said something like, "There's no one to date." The next night he called me at 8 pm and talked a little and said he was tired. I said I was too. He said he could not sleep the night before because of our conversation. I asked him if he had any thoughts about it and he said, "I am tired. I don't need more problems, I have enough problems..." SO we got off the phone. What the heck! I have been through a lot with him. It's 2 days letter and there has not been any contact. I am utterly tired and confused. Should I say we are done or what? And if so, if he tries to come crawling back should I let him? I need some experienced help here. He says it takes him a long time to commit but what am I supposed to do here. Should I answer his calls in the meantime. Really despite all this he is a good guy but he says the distance is the problem and yet he does not seem to want to do anything about it. Please help! Jan
This sounds like a guy who doesn't want to commit to a real relationship with you and wants to keep the long distance limbo going on. I don't know him so can't say for sure, but it sounds like he likes keeping you on a back burner for when he doesn't have an in-person date.
Not contacting you on Fri/Sat nites looks to be a sure sign of that.
I am wondering the same thing. He did call me this Fri. night but it was early 7 pm, and he said he was going out to look at cars and eat. I tried him around 8:30 and his phone was off. Later I left him a message and he called back around 10:30. Said he did not know why I couldn't get him, his phone was on. I asked him about the status of our relationship and he said it was just so hard again because if the distance. I asked him if he wanted to date others or is dating others and he said no, there was nobody to date and he did not want to date. Then on Sat. night he called early and said he was tired and going to bed (8pm). Said he had a lot on his mind cuz of our conversation the night before. So I asked him if he gave any more thought to the conversation and he said he wasn't up to talking about it and he did not need any more problems to deal with that he had too many problems in his life. So, the next time he calls, I probably won't answer. I am hurt and confused.
I know you are hurt and confused, but no contact is the best thing you can do for yourself. It'll be a lot easier to go on dates with someone new if you're not wondering about this guy.
REALLY feel you :( been there! is he in a different country ?
No but he might as well be on a different planet! He lives down south and I am in Michigan. He seemed like he really cared when he was just here 2 short weeks ago!
Thanks for all your input. Just an update. He tried calling me last night after not calling me a couple nights and I did not answer. I don't know if I should pick up if he were to call again or what. He sounded pretty upset the other night when I was asking him about commitment. I know if he calls, he will just want to talk about WHATEVER....Just let me know, please!
Answering him the next time he calls is totally up to you. If it was me and I did answer, I'd say hello, etc and then steer the convo to the committment issue and if he dodges and talks about other stuff, then I would politely but firmly interrupt him and say, "Looks like we are on different pages and I feel it's best you don't contact me again."
Then go into FULL NO CONTACT which means not responding to him at all and forgetting about him and moving on.
Guys, I am over here freaking out. I wonder if I should call him back because he at least made an effort to call me. I NEVER in 2/1 years have not returned his calls. It has been 2 days since he called and left the message and I am afraid I am sending him the wrong message, like being a sore looser or something message. I am a mess, please give me some sage advice! W have ALWAYS done the respectable thing and returned ea others phone calls.
I meant to say in 2 1/2 years. SORRY!
You are NOT sending the "sore loser" message. That much I'm sure of!
You can return his call, but like I suggested in the previous post, STEER that convo to the committment issue as FAST AS YOU CAN!
You've known him for 2.5 years, it is YOUR RIGHT to know where this is going at this point. If he evades, you need to seriously consider ending this and go into No Contact.


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