He was upset about something unrelated to me, but without warning he did not contact me for five days.
We did not stay in touch after our breakup, and we both moved on with other people for longer relationships.We have been seeing each other regularly and talking or texting every day since then. It has been great!However, there have been two periods over these past months where he has been upset with a situation unrelated to me.
Should I say something to him, or should I give this more time, since he is doing what I asked him to do?Dear Impatient: Your guy is following your instructions, which tells you that he has some awareness of your needs, and that he wants to please you. You have identified an extremely important issue regarding how you two relate. His reaction to stress is to withdraw. Your instinct is to share.Let him take however long it takes for him to process his stress.
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