Leo man asked me for space, will he come back?

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I have been seeing this Leo man for over a year, at first he wanted a relationship & talked about moving in but I said no (too fast), even about meeting my parents, and even working closer to my house (he lives 30miles away) but it was in the beginning of the relationship & then when I started saying I missed him, he said that he didn't want us to get attached and then he said we were only friends. I tried to break off the relationship saying I wanted more because I was falling for him, each time he would text me to never do that, that he couldn't sleep, that he wanted us to be friends forever. I wanted to cut our friendship because I felt he didn't care - he is in no way affectionate with me but he says he cares and its been 4 months since we've been intimate

So we just remained friends, texting everyday & night & seeing each other every wk and him checking in with me even when I never asked, but then when he is cold and doesn't text as much I would always ask why what was going on. 3 days ago he was being cold & distant on his textes so again I asked if he was OK, this time he got mad & said that he was going to give me space that he doesn't need to check in with me 24/7. And I just said I would leave him alone, but he is the one that always stopped me from not talking to him when I got mad & now he is the one that isn't talking to me.

The most we've been without texting or talking has been 4 days but its always been me getting mad about his actions, now its him & I am scared he is gone forever. I am also confused because I am in love with him but I can't tell him straight out scared he might really leave me. He said he isn't ready for a relationship & doesn't want me or anybody but still wanted us to remain the same type of friends, just no intimacy. And I miss him so much I don't want to lose him I still want to believe that one day he will love me like I do or feel like he did in the beginning of our relationship.
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Sorry for your situation..
What's your sign btw?

Could there be someone else in the pic?
Is he an Introverted leo?
I have had the opposite with extroverted leos..too smothering.

Not sure what your exact question is,
but honesty is always the best thing.
If it means you will lose him, then at least you know you didn't waste months or years even waiting in vain and passing on other opportunities.
If it turns out he is open to pursue something with you in the future, but just feels overwhelmed at the moment, then reassure him without pressure.

And the cliché, you don't know what you have before it's gone could also be a wake up call if he's still on the fence abt this.
But that could seriously backfire.
Find someone who is crazy about you too, why settle for anything less, even though you feel like you do for him now. We have all been there.

Good luck 🙂
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I'm a Scorpio, I am also 9yrs older then him, he is 31 & I am going to be 40 this Oct.

I have asked him many times if he is seeing someone else or maybe talking to someone else & he says that he is not, that he is preoccupied with work & his son that he doesn't want anybody or anything & I don't see that because we see each other about 2 tmes a wk (he has his sport & kids the other nights). He has an 8yr old boy.

I have been there for everything since day one for him, no matter how cold he can be. How do I reassure him without pressure that I am there for him as a friend even though I am in love with him & I can't get rid of that feeling? I am honestly trying to see him as a friend like he says but it gets confusing when most of the time he checks in with me, like texting me when he goes to sleep saying goodnight every night even if we aren't texting & telling me every day, doing this, going to see my brother, my mom, etc so I got used to that & that's when I think that we have a relationship that's more then a friendship.

One time I got upset that he was going to invite a girl to a concert, he said that she was a lesbian & that since he's been seeing me he hasn't been with anybody else & that out of respect to not upset me, he told her to not go.
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Posted by bexi
Sorry for your situation..
What's your sign btw?

Could there be someone else in the pic?
Is he an Introverted leo?
I have had the opposite with extroverted leos..too smothering.

Not sure what your exact question is,
but honesty is always the best thing.
If it means you will lose him, then at least you know you didn't waste months or years even waiting in vain and passing on other opportunities.
If it turns out he is open to pursue something with you in the future, but just feels overwhelmed at the moment, then reassure him without pressure.

And the cliché, you don't know what you have before it's gone could also be a wake up call if he's still on the fence abt this.
But that could seriously backfire.
Find someone who is crazy about you too, why settle for anything less, even though you feel like you do for him now. We have all been there.

Good luck 🙂
Thank you, yeah he is very introverted, even with his friends & family, always quiet & serious & only opens up & relaxes around people when he's drunk, then he's so lively & talkative.

I guess my question is will he come back, do I call or text him & tell him I'm in love & I miss him or just wait, patiently wait which is getting really difficult now argh
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Posted by xoxoRain
To be honest yes. I know it may seem difficult because trust me, i know. me and my leo are going through bullshit drama also. And he hasn't texted me back for a whole week. MY mistake, was blowing up his phone with texts so he's probably even more mad and more stressed out. After days of no reply, just today I decided to force myself not to contact him anymore. Its because he's being really stubborn and most likely stressed out that he hasn't text me back.
He always does come back tho everytime we fight. But this time we're in a big fight, hence the non stop texting from me. So right now we're in relationship limbo, unsure if we're gonna make up or not. Idk what's gonna happen whenever he does come back.
I'm sorry you're going thru this, trust me I want to blow up his phone but i've been good, its so bad, i've been texting my email instead so that I don't piss him off. First I was sad, then yesterday I was so pissed and wanted to send him to hell, then again, I am sad thinking I don't care I'll wait

Try to do what I'm doing, when we are angry we tend to blow up & then regret it.
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The most him & I have ever been without talking has been 4 days and I felt that we would always be together, as friends or something - we have both said in the past that we can't let this happen again, we both miss each other so much but this time he is the one that said he needs space & I feel that it might be for reals now.

My friends tells me to stay positive, that the positive energy and my faith will have the universe bring him back to me, but I can't think positive for the life of me. But its good advice
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I think he will come back. Give him the space he needs. In my experience the introverted leos enjoy having a lot of freedom and space. This does not mean they won't be loyal to their partner. In my opinion when you love someone, you need to trust them completely and let go of the doubting mind trying to dominate your being. Trusting their words and resolve and letting them be who they are without trying to change them is ultimately respecting them. A leo knows when they are being shown the respect they deserve. Respecting and accepting a person fully is the ultimate form of unconditional love. If you respect him and value him, I believe it would be only fair of you to respect his request for some time apart. He will have a chance to miss you, too, when you are not completely available to him at all times.

You seem to be an important friend of his. Else he would not bother with you so much. Introverted leos are usually rather picky about who they choose as their friends and confidantes. If there is a strong bond of friendship, a leo won't abandon it just like that. If they did, then they were definitely not worth your time and love and it is in your best interest to let them go.

Monty pointed out something important on another thread - I agree that if a leo has some libra in their chart, they might be quite willing to turn a friendship into something more.
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Posted by safire
I think he will come back. Give him the space he needs. In my experience the introverted leos enjoy having a lot of freedom and space. This does not mean they won't be loyal to their partner. In my opinion when you love someone, you need to trust them completely and let go of the doubting mind trying to dominate your being. Trusting their words and resolve and letting them be who they are without trying to change them is ultimately respecting them. A leo knows when they are being shown the respect they deserve. Respecting and accepting a person fully is the ultimate form of unconditional love. If you respect him and value him, I believe it would be only fair of you to respect his request for some time apart. He will have a chance to miss you, too, when you are not completely available to him at all times.

You seem to be an important friend of his. Else he would not bother with you so much. Introverted leos are usually rather picky about who they choose as their friends and confidantes. If there is a strong bond of friendship, a leo won't abandon it just like that. If they did, then they were definitely not worth your time and love and it is in your best interest to let them go.

Monty pointed out something important on another thread - I agree that if a leo has some libra in their chart, they might be quite willing to turn a friendship into something more.
Thank you!
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Posted by xoxoRain
When Leos are stressed they take time away, ignoring everybody. Going into their own bubble, maybe he is just trying to work some things out on his own its why he became angry with you like that.
So the best thing is to give him space & just wait? 😢
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NO.

A thousand times NO.

Because this:

... [he] doesn't want me or anybody but still wanted us to remain the same type of friends, just no intimacy.


😐

I am agog.

The best thing to do is tell him you're not settling... and you shouldn't settle.

You deserve a whole person of your very own, who thinks the sun rises and

sets on your ass.

I'm right.

And he can respect that because he feels the same way about himself.

He'll take you seriously-- because he doesn't, right now.

And if he *really* cares about you, he won't let you get away.






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Posted by safire
I think he will come back. Give him the space he needs. In my experience the introverted leos enjoy having a lot of freedom and space. This does not mean they won't be loyal to their partner. In my opinion when you love someone, you need to trust them completely and let go of the doubting mind trying to dominate your being. Trusting their words and resolve and letting them be who they are without trying to change them is ultimately respecting them. A leo knows when they are being shown the respect they deserve. Respecting and accepting a person fully is the ultimate form of unconditional love. If you respect him and value him, I believe it would be only fair of you to respect his request for some time apart. He will have a chance to miss you, too, when you are not completely available to him at all times.

You seem to be an important friend of his. Else he would not bother with you so much. Introverted leos are usually rather picky about who they choose as their friends and confidantes. If there is a strong bond of friendship, a leo won't abandon it just like that. If they did, then they were definitely not worth your time and love and it is in your best interest to let them go.

Monty pointed out something important on another thread - I agree that if a leo has some libra in their chart, they might be quite willing to turn a friendship into something more.
Oh gahd, that's humbling... lol

I've seen that, yes... it was two Leebs, and it happened over the course of

4-5 years-- but she absolutely had a life of her own.

He was lucky to snag her, and he finally realized it.


I also think you're right about this: If they did [abandon you], then they were definitely

not worth your time and love and it is in your best interest to let them go.


But even if he is a very good friend, you still need to not let him plow over you, and keep

you in his back pocket as a 'friend' unless he wants something more.

It's not right, and it isn't fair to you, flower_girl.

Keep it on YOUR terms-- that is, he would be lucky to have you and not the other way around.




🙂
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Posted by safire
I think he will come back. Give him the space he needs. In my experience the introverted leos enjoy having a lot of freedom and space. This does not mean they won't be loyal to their partner. In my opinion when you love someone, you need to trust them completely and let go of the doubting mind trying to dominate your being. Trusting their words and resolve and letting them be who they are without trying to change them is ultimately respecting them. A leo knows when they are being shown the respect they deserve. Respecting and accepting a person fully is the ultimate form of unconditional love. If you respect him and value him, I believe it would be only fair of you to respect his request for some time apart. He will have a chance to miss you, too, when you are not completely available to him at all times.

You seem to be an important friend of his. Else he would not bother with you so much. Introverted leos are usually rather picky about who they choose as their friends and confidantes. If there is a strong bond of friendship, a leo won't abandon it just like that. If they did, then they were definitely not worth your time and love and it is in your best interest to let them go.

Monty pointed out something important on another thread - I agree that if a leo has some libra in their chart, they might be quite willing to turn a friendship into something more.
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Oh gahd, that's humbling... lol

I've seen that, yes... it was two Leebs, and it happened over the course of

4-5 years-- but she absolutely had a life of her own.

He was lucky to snag her, and he finally realized it.


I also think you're right about this: If they did [abandon you], then they were definitely

not worth your time and love and it is in your best interest to let them go.


But even if he is a very good friend, you still need to not let him plow over you, and keep

you in his back pocket as a 'friend' unless he wants something more.

It's not right, and it isn't fair to you, flower_girl.

Keep it on YOUR terms-- that is, he would be lucky to have you and not the other way around.




🙂
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Posted by xoxoRain
When Leos are stressed they take time away, ignoring everybody. Going into their own bubble, maybe he is just trying to work some things out on his own its why he became angry with you like that.
So the best thing is to give him space & just wait? 😢
NO.

A thousand times NO.

Because this:

... [he] doesn't want me or anybody but still wanted us to remain the same type of friends, just no intimacy.


😐

I am agog.

The best thing to do is tell him you're not settling... and you shouldn't settle.

You deserve a whole person of your very own, who thinks the sun rises and

sets on your ass.

I'm right.

And he can respect that because he feels the same way about himself.

He'll take you seriously-- because he doesn't, right now.

And if he *really* cares about you, he won't let you get away.






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Thank you, he isn't taking me seriously you are right. :-)
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Posted by xoxoRain
Yeah I'll post in on this thread once he contacts me again. Whenever that will be. That's an interesting way to not text him lol. I already did blow up his phone so its whatever to me. But today decided I'm gonna stop and wait. I texted him so much I got everything off my chest, so the emotions are not clouding my thoughts ykno. I texted him so much, yet he hasn't replied for a whole week. So I honestly just gave up trying to talk to him. It made me felt like I was talking to myself.
lol.. oh I was just responding to this post n forgot to quote it