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my ex-boyfriend sam (19m) of a few years has been my longest relationship (as i’m still young). he ghosted me and i started to lose feelings for him. however, i still had hope.

he also “forgot” about me when he would give gifts to other people, wouldn’t mention me under “people he appreciates” but would mention everyone else, and wouldn’t even tell people abt me.

due to all this, i started to question actually being a lesbian who was only into guys because of comphet.

however, last night, when he finally saw my messages (he doesn’t use social media a lot), he apologized and said he should’ve done something other than ghost his gf. he agreed that we should break up, and said he was being this way due to mental health problems, and that if we got back together, he’d be a better bf.

he explained he still had feelings for me and would love to still be friends.

that’s when i realized that i had genuine feelings for him that were still there, not just comphet. i always loved him and felt sad when it seemed he didn’t love me the same way.

i understand he’s not ready for a relationship rn, and i think he should take his time. i also am not quite ready due to this being so recent and the fact that we haven’t done actual couple stuff in a while.

but after a while, when he gets better, hopefully we’ll still have feelings and both be good partners (better than we were then). after all, even if the not including me thing isn’t an excuse, the ghosting was due to poor mental health which he can’t control.

so i guess i’d also be biromantic with a preference for women.

i hope we can make this work >w<

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[–] socialjusticewizard@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It sounds like you already know the answer to your question :)

[–] drbollocks@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

thanks ❤️ ig cuz it’s so recent and i still harbor some old feelings, i feel like he can change

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Never expect people to change for the better. It isn't impossible, but it is unlikely without some kind of major event in their lives that they learn from.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Very much this. I’ve been happily married for 25 years and expect to be for at least 25 more, and the things that annoyed us about each other when we were dating still annoy us today. But we accept that those things are unlikely to change, and celebrate the stuff that’s great.

On top of that, guys don’t tend to mature until they’re 21-25, but don’t start dating one who’s younger expecting him to change for the better; it’s more likely the common things you enjoy will change but the odd habits will remain forever.

[–] AuroraBi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I agree. This is what he says:

[–] Shirasho@lemmings.world 5 points 1 day ago

People can change, but don't put your life on hold waiting for that to happen. I can't say for sure what kind of person this is since I've never met the guy, but I can tell you that you will be waiting a long time if he is behaving how you described. Communication is incredibly important as a foundation for a relationship, and ghosting indicates they won't be able to discuss things with you when things get really bad. This is a skill that is learned young and it is harder to learn it with age.

Let that flame die out and only let it be reignited if the person makes real effort to really talk to you.

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Change isn't necessarily impossible, but it's really difficult and requires a huge amount of self discipline - if someone changes, they will be a standout exception rather then the norm. I urge you to consider that someone who ghosts you likely does not value you enough to be willing or able to put in the effort to change. Ghosting is deeply rude to do to anyone, and especially toward your significant other.

Take my interpretation with a mountain of salt, because I don't know the full story. But, from what you said, it seems more likely that he reached out to you because you were a convenient backup

That's a normal way to feel. It's okay to still care about him, but it sounds to me like there are a lot of reasons to move on. It's also probably the best way to help him grow up himself