What is the definitive "it's over" with cancer males?

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seaclovers
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I've been reading over and over to just give them space and to let them come back to you when THEY feel like it. Cancers are known for their ability to shit people out of their lives when they are hurt, but what is the definitive things they do that truly mean there's "no chance in hell for a reconciliation"?
My cancer has ignored me for over 3 weeks and I don't want to give up on him/ us. I've only sent him 1 text 2 days after our blowup, and called 1 time, a few days ago. I e given him his space, but I don't know if I should keep that line open for he "will come back, like they always do"....
But what if he doesn't? What if my efforts are fruitless and I'm only setting myself up for further heartbreak on a notion from other people's experiences, that he will eventually
Come back....

His silent treatment is killing me. And I don't want to bug him or move on just yet because I adore him and still deeply care for him.

Help? And please don't be obnoxious with your "it's obvious" kind of replies. I'm hurting and I just have no idea if I should close that door for good even though I want so badly to be here when he is ready to accept me again.
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I feel your pain hon. Really . Its hard. With coaxing yes they will come back if they care...they dont usually block out ppl they aren't close to..thats the way I see it. Mine has totally iced me out cuz I left him, cuz he said he was gonna leave town. Its ridiculous. And hypocritical. You can hold out hope if you want and try to get him back...but this happens a lot and its hard work.
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From a previous thread I started the day after the incident.

I know I screwed up. I know I was insensitive towards him.
I've given him his space, but I think I totally screwed up by giving him back his stuff and just walking away without a word. I was so upset I couldn't talk because I knew I would just cry. But now I should have said something... Anything..
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"I'm a sag. And we've been seeing each other for the past 6 months, but nothing was official. We never even made it to the kissing stage. I'm 27, will be 28 this month, and he just turned 26 in July.
He moves incredibly too slow for me. I've waited and waited and still it's almost unbearable. He says he wants a relationship but wants to move slow.
He has an abusive gf prior to me to the point where he has PTSD from her.
I joke around a lot and on Halloween I broke up- we aren't official so I dunno if that's the correct term- because of something I didn't even know I did.
I jokingly asked him and gently touched him on the chest to tell me I looked cute. He didn't say anything.
It hurt my feelings so I said "really? Still nothing?"
Then inside of the party he tells me he he doesn't like to be told what to do and that I did look cute.
I was so hurt by this because it was in a joking manner and yet he made me feel super guilty about it. I spent over 2 hrs getting ready to make sure I looked cute FOR HIM, and that was his response. I wound up leaving the party and texting him later that night how much her hurt my feelings.
He then said that the reason he didn't say anything to me was because I "hit" him. He's super jumpy and hate being hit. However what he classifies as a hit is anything other than a gentle rub of his arm.
Now I'm even more upset because had I known I did that and hurt his feelings, I would have fixed the problem, but instead I blew up on him and returned his stuff without saying a word.
Now I'm heartbroken to the extreme and he's ignoring my messages. I've only sent him 1 message since it happened a few days ago. He's just choosing to ignore it. It says he's online and active but my message hasn't been read.
I don't know what to do. Everywhere says to leave him alone, but I can't do this. I'm a sag, and I miss him so much. We weren't official but now I feel like I've ruined everything because I wanted to feel special and yet I was the root of the issue and the reason why it's over now. It's all my fault and I don't know if he will forgive me.
It's only been 2 days and I'm beyond miserable. Can anyone help? Do you think he will call me in a week or so? Or should I try to make amends with him in a week or two? I'm so heartbroken."

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He's since then blocked me on Fb, and didn't answer when I tried to call him the other night, which was the 1st time I've tried since this whole thing almost a month a
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Posted by seaclovers
I was so hurt by this because it was in a joking manner and yet he made me feel super guilty about it. I spent over 2 hrs getting ready to make sure I looked cute FOR HIM, and that was his response. I wound up leaving the party and texting him later that night how much her hurt my feelings.
He then said that the reason he didn't say anything to me was because I "hit" him. He's super jumpy and hate being hit. However what he classifies as a hit is anything other than a gentle rub of his arm.
Now I'm even more upset because had I known I did that and hurt his feelings, I would have fixed the problem, but instead I blew up on him and returned his stuff without saying a word.
Now I'm heartbroken to the extreme and he's ignoring my messages. I
If it's this way between you two after six months, then imagine how uncomfortable you'll feel after a few years of this treatment.