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r/datingoverthirtyUpdated 30 days ago
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Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 12, 2026

Thanks for your perspective! I'm just unsure whether I can allow myself to be comfortable in the silence until my trip, or if I need to actively "keep the connection alive" without seeming clingy…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/13/2026
he showed up to my door uninvited yesterday

he showed up to my door uninvited yesterday — i'm spiraling. it's been two months since our last breakup conversation. i told him i was still in love with him, and he still said he didn’t want to be partners anymore, but that “labels are confusin…

r/ExNoContactpost4/7/2026
Broke up with DA after a year.

You wrote this at the end almost as a footnote: "As someone who was severely anxious just a year ago, the work I've done with myself and through therapy has really done wonders to being a more secure…

r/attachment_theorycomment3/11/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 12, 2026

> I'm just unsure whether I can allow myself to be comfortable in the silence until my trip, or if I need to actively "keep the connection alive" without seeming clingy. Depends on how was your messa…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/13/2026
Have you ever dumped someone you really love?

We still talk, but I can feel the difference now. His messages are more neutral, less warm and I understand why. I was the one who left. I catch myself wanting to keep the connection alive, to messag…

r/BreakUpscomment4/3/2026
He broke the NC and I left him on read and it feels powerful.

i’m proud of you. i’m in a similar boat. been two months since our last breakup conversation. i told him i was still in love with him, and he still said he didn’t want to be partners anymore, but that…

r/BreakUpscomment4/7/2026
You win, I'm moving on

I think I’m with ya on this. I tried friends but seems we’ve ended back at me being the only one putting the effort to keep the connection alive. He’s to inconsiderate of anyone but himself. It’s trul…

r/BreakUpscomment4/9/2026
I keep checking their Instagram through a account I made just for that and I know exactly how pathetic that sounds

What you are doing is not pathetic, it is grief. But it is grief that is keeping you stuck. You made the second account because a part of you still believes there is something to find. Some sign they…

r/BreakUpscomment4/10/2026