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So my girlfriend of 7 years ended our relationship 2 months ago. I just want to understand how someone can go from loving you and seeing you everyday to not wanting to speak to you at all. She has grown very cold and resentful towards me and I have done nothing to hurt her or make her not trust me. It makes it seem like she regrets that our relationship even existed. We have not had any contact for over a month now...primarily because of her choice...she doesnt want to speak, text or even email me. I just want to know why.

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There are a lot of reasons:

 

Self protection.

Being kind to the person you broke up with.

Knowing that you want to move on so you create a wall.

You are just plain mean.

 

It's hard to say why she is doing it without knowing the details, regardless of how nice you were. People react very differently to break-ups, there is no one size fits all.

 

If she chose to break up, and does not want to talk to you, just adhere to that. Keep your own distance, "forcing" yourself upon her will only make thigns worse for you in the long run.

 

Sorry things are like this for you, it's a tough time, trying to sort through the emotions and understand it all. Sometimes you just have to throw your hands up in the air and walk away, whether you understand or not. Otherwise you will drive yourself insane, asking the why, what's if's etc.

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So my girlfriend of 7 years ended our relationship 2 months ago. I just want to understand how someone can go from loving you and seeing you everyday to not wanting to speak to you at all. She has grown very cold and resentful towards me and I have done nothing to hurt her or make her not trust me. It makes it seem like she regrets that our relationship even existed. We have not had any contact for over a month now...primarily because of her choice...she doesnt want to speak, text or even email me. I just want to know why.

 

She's moving on. You should too.

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If I had to guess, it is just easier not to see or talk to the person. I would be more concerned if she could just interact with you easily as friends right away after 7 years of an intimate relationship.

 

My guess it is her way of grieving....due to the loss of you.

 

 

This is speculation it would be hard to say without knowing the situation, reason for break up and how she was as a normal person....

 

Either way if I was the OP, I would just keep my distance as well.

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"What makes people so cold after they break up?"

 

maybe she checked out of the relationship a while ago and was just finding it hard to actually break up. now she is moving on,releaved she has done it, closed that chapter in her life, doesnt want any emotional guilt. Maybe she wants the best for you now and doesnt want to lead you on and give false hope.I asked the same questions as you. I just couldnt get my head around how she could just walk away and make no contact. although 6 months later she did come over and talk to me in a bar. but it was just polite chit chat.

 

things may become clearer over time. After a while i realised she had checked out of the relationship a few months earlier and was a lot more arguementative. maybe she was hoping i would do the breaking up to make it easier on her.

 

just take care of yourself and find things to occupy your time and mind

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It's a coping mechanism, which is often used to justify their decision.

 

I agree it's a coping mechanism... its so very hard not to take it personally.

 

My fiance separated from his wife... he was long overdue but they have two great kids! She worked 12hr shifts an hour away and needed to leave by 5am so to help her and their kids since they were in school and he no longer lived in the school district would stay over and get them off to school the next morning.

 

It created confusion for everyone... the kids... the wife... for him... It was easy to fall back into that routine they already had which made him miserable and was never going to change.

 

They needed a clean break and a complete separation.

 

It wasn't easy for him. The decision tortured him. He drank himself into a coma and had to be hospitalized for in patient services for a month.

 

All I'm saying is that sometimes to move forward from something someone doesn't want they need to shut the door... at least for awhile.

 

Try your best not to take it as a personal insult... though I know how hard it is!

 

Hugs!

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