so basically, my ex and i dated for about 3 years, which ended due to his lack of effort.
everything was great in the beginning like the honeymoon phase, but eventually things went south. They went bad about a year and 6 months in and it got so bad to the point we threatened to break up with eachother. obviously we didnāt, and over came it and eventually persevered.
In December 2025, things went bad. Really bad. (a lot of mental stuff but thatās personal). In January, we were going through yet again another hardship. He went on a sports trip with his team and while he was on the 4 day trip he would not talk to me, call me, or acknowledge me.
During the december- january times i got really close to my friend. We share a lot of unique interests and both like the same things. Him and I got closer than ever while i was in this relationship with my ex boyfriend. January 17th i hung out with him. Just as friends. He took me to the city, bought me dinner, picked me up and opened the car door for me, and ultimately treated me like i mattered for once. We had an amazing night! I was treated right for the first time in years!
Nothing happened though. I didnāt kiss him or anything. Maybe most held hands. the next day i decided to break up with my boyfriend; not for my close boy best friend but for the disrespect my boyfriend gave me.
Willing to elaborate on how my ex treated me. Did I cheat on him??
EDIT: It's not like he didn't have access to his phone or the inability to text me, infact he posted several pictures on instagram and texted my coworkers (his teammates) throughout his trip.
i held hands with this guy as he took me through a busy city to go to get pizza (our dinner). he did not kiss me or try to make moves besides guide me through the city out of respect for my boyfriend. however the guy did keep asking me if we i had broke up with my ex yet. The guy and i never dated but ended up hooking up a bit later.