After the breakup love?
So after breaking up with my boyfriend of 3 months (we were best friends - kind of flirty - before dating), we decided to not tell people we broke up. It's almost like we're "keeping up appearances", if that makes any sense.
At the beginning of the relationship, we were saying "i love you" all the time. But then quickly, we realized we wanted to take things slow, so we stopped saying it and I told him I would kinda go on his timing for that because I didn't want to scare him off, basically.
After now having "broken up" (it's essentially everything we did when we were dating, but without the label of being), he has said "i love you" numerous times, and I'm not sure in what way he means it. Like a platonic, friendship-y way (we didn't ever say it before dating)? In an actually in-love way?
Very confused and lost. I don't know how to respond when he says it, and I normally just say "you too" because I do love him. But, I'm not sure how to proceed. I guess it just feels wrong? Because we're supposed to be broken up, but no one knows, and we're not really broken up anyways, honestly.
Any advice on how to proceed (with caution)?
It's in your hands to do what feels right to you, but if you're still friends at least then I think it's healthy for you to keep doing things together. Its not healthy, though, to act like you're still dating for the benefit of others.
Might I suggest talking to him about it?
Hope everything works out ❤️
Why did you both decide to break up? Why is it a secret that you both broke up?
If you’re both in love with each other, why did you both suddenly end things after 3 months? If he started seeing someone else would you still tell him you loved him?
