bwcomet89;778573 wrote:She kind of gave up on us. We had a rough patch for like 2 weeks, but otherwise things had been solid since the day we met. It was weird, but we had a really long talk a little while afterwards and she said she had made a mistake and she missed me, but stuck with the d-bag. Don't understand how a person could give up like that, know they made a mistake, and then do nothing about it.
Yeah, um, she doesn't feel like she made a mistake....at all. You are probably a little too emotionally needy for her. I doubt things were as "solid" as you thought they were from the beginning - that "rough patch" had been in the works for some time, she just needed the courage and "a reason" to start the break. She just wasn't that into you. Now, it is possible she said she made a mistake because she doesn't like to be disliked in general (or she might be afraid for her life) but most likely she was simply trying to help salvage what little self-esteem
you have/had.
Now, I'm sure she did miss some things about you and the relationship. That doesn't mean you were the best person or it was the best relationship for her, it just means that you had some good times and she appreciated those. Once you're detached from a situation, it is easier to focus on what was good about it because you no longer have to try and balance all of the negative aspects on a daily basis. Sometimes, people let that lead them back into a bad situation and in most of those cases they realize pretty quickly why they left in the first place. Fortunately for this young lady, she remained strong. Perhaps her new dude is a d-bag like you say. Maybe she's jumping into marriage too soon and maybe it won't work out in the long run. But at the least, she believes she's happy enough to make the commitment right now and obviously she didn't feel that way with you.
Get secure with yourself first before you try another relationship. Work on those things that you aren't so good at - don't expect someone to just accept them unless you're man enough to say, "this is me, take it or leave it" and then actually be able to walk away when someone isn't ready to deal with your shit.