I was seeing this guy for five months. We were never exclusive. We became very, very good friends, but live two hours apart so the distance has been an issue in seeing each other. Nevertheless, we were in contact daily, and talked on the phone a LOT, for hours at a time. He is going through a divorce, and basically said he didn’t want to jump right into anything… but wanted to create something that would last. 
About two months ago, we had an argument because of a a misunderstanding, and didn’t talk for almost a week. During this week, he went out with his brother to the bar and met a woman ten years his junior (he’s 33, she’s 23). They hit it off. At the time I didn’t know anything about her, but his attention from me had radically changed. I had suspicions he had met someone else, and so I ended up breaking it off with him as I was tired of five months of this and him not even being able to make a commitment to me.
They became exclusive almost immediately. In the meantime, he tells me “not to stop talking” to him and that I am his “best friend.” I tried to do this for a couple of weeks, but decided it was just too painful. I want him as more than a friend. So last week I told him I didn’t want him to contact me anymore. He was furious… told me he had considered me a real friend, not some “loose usage of the word,” and if that’s what I wanted then fine, I had it. I responded back and told him just for now, as my feelings for him were too strong, and when I got through them, I hoped we’d be friends again.
He responded that wasn’t acceptable. I can’t just ditch people on a whim and this was it. So we haven’t spoken in nearly a week. Now I’m second-guessing myself. I really care about him, and could see us being very happy together… we were very compatible, got along well, enjoyed each others’ company, etc.
If I want hope of us ever being together, would it be better to remain friends?? Or just take this time of no contact to get over it, and possibly contact him in a few months? By that time, he’ll either be in love with this girl or will have figured out she’s not the one.







