Met Joe, instantly hit it off, hung out all the time, stayed up all night talking, the whole deal. Started dating a couple weeks later. After about a week he became distant, was really upset and wouldn't talk to me about it. I was already having issues of my own, with depression, uni, and moving home because I couldn't deal with crazy flatmates. I ended things with him because I couldn't cope with it. We talked and I said I was sorry for being so rash and maybe we could work through it. Apparently, my breaking up with him sent him into a downward spiral and he couldn't cope with the pain and it was better if we remained friends.

I was hesitant about being friends because, I was really attracted to him and I liked him a lot and I was worried I wouldn't be able to handle it. He begged me to be friends with him, saying he was a much better friend than boyfriend and he really liked me and really wanted to be friends with me.

After a day of debating with myself I agreed to be friends with him, we got on great, he made me happy, I'm probably better off without a boyfriend and working on my problems. We chatted a bit but it has been three weeks since then and I still haven't seen him and he doesn't seem keen on hanging out at all.

Most of the times I try to talk to him he is busy or distant, he says he is really miserable but assures me he doesn't want to talk about it and he does want to be my friend.

I tried to invite him to do something and he gave me a "probably on Sunday" but didn't seem keen at all.

I'm not sure what to do from here, I really want to be friends with him, he assures me he wants to be friends, but then doesn't seem to want to see me or talk to me.
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broke up with my ex, haven't seen him since. He says he wants to
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Met Joe, instantly hit it off, hung out all the time, stayed up all night talking, the whole deal. Started dating a couple weeks later. After about a week he became distant, was really upset and wouldn't talk to me about it. I was already having issues of my own, with depression, uni, and moving home because I couldn't deal with crazy flatmates. I ended things with him because I couldn't cope with it. We talked and I said I was sorry for being so rash and maybe we could work through it. Apparently, my breaking up with him sent him into a downward spiral and he couldn't cope with the pain and it was better if we remained friends.

I was hesitant about being friends because, I was really attracted to him and I liked him a lot and I was worried I wouldn't be able to handle it. He begged me to be friends with him, saying he was a much better friend than boyfriend and he really liked me and really wanted to be friends with me.

After a day of debating with myself I agreed to be friends with him, we got on great, he made me happy, I'm probably better off without a boyfriend and working on my problems. We chatted a bit but it has been three weeks since then and I still haven't seen him and he doesn't seem keen on hanging out at all.

Most of the times I try to talk to him he is busy or distant, he says he is really miserable but assures me he doesn't want to talk about it and he does want to be my friend.

I tried to invite him to do something and he gave me a "probably on Sunday" but didn't seem keen at all.

I'm not sure what to do from here, I really want to be friends with him, he assures me he wants to be friends, but then doesn't seem to want to see me or talk to me.
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Ex-boyfriend broke up with me three weeks ago but still keeps making me want
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