I met this cancer guy 6 months ago and well he's a cancer to a T! We hit it off but I said something after we slept together that gave him the impression I just wanted sex (he later told me). A month into it he disappeared! I was heart broken. A month later I contacted him and within a week I brought up a relationship talk. After two failed marriages (not on his part) and no relationship with his mother in 8 years he said he wasn't capable of one but he wants one. We agreed to be a "fwb" for now. He also has a lot going on with work and some temp financial stress so I've just tried to be there for him too and relax him! Well we've spent 5 nights a week together for the past two months! 2 weeks ago I could tell he was really opening up and after spending an amazing weekend together inside being bums I knew he really cared I could just tell by his actions and comments! Then I didn't hear from him for two days! I get the "we need to talk" call and he started off saying I feel like I'm killing you (I'm guessing taking away from my life and responsibilities), I said we shouldn't see each other anymore. Then he called me out on this look I give him and told me he could see through me and I was in love with him! I told him I was and then he hugged me for awhile really tight and kept saying I'll always be here I'm not ging anywhere but I'm not the guy for you! I started crying and he told me how beautiful I was and I noticed he had the inlove look too!! I've never seen it until then! I kept asking why we couldn't be together then and he just kept repeating I'll always be here! . He told me I was good to him and I cried a little more. I then said I hate u right now and he said u do? And I said with a little smile no I love you.... A lil bit and he looked at me and said I love u a lil bit too and hugged me again!! I said I'd wait for him but not forever! I finally stepped away from the hugging and told him it was late and we needed to go to bed. I left the next morning quickly saying have a good day and he said okay talk to u later very sweetly with that look again! It's been two days and nothing! So my question is what do I so now!!? If I give him space to figure his life out will he come back and in the meantime do I ignore him or once a week or every few days send a short text or what?! How do we say we love each other and then he just walks away?!? Someone help because I can't let a love like this go!
Do I wait on cancer man or let go

Hon, you need to move on from this. First off, he's twice divorced and now you can see why. This guy can't handle commitment. Secondly, he's told you he can't make you happy. Believe him. Thirdly, don't ever settle for any FWB nonsense if you want a real relationship. This man was telling you he's messed up after 1 month together. You can't change that. Cut bait and swim.
I just wish he would have let the talk end and not called me out on being inlove and then turned it into a love scene from a movie! I would have rather said okay I'm good and walked out the door lol

We rarely get the ending or the closure we'd like.

Posted by Este8
Hon, you need to move on from this. First off, he's twice divorced and now you can see why. This guy can't handle commitment. Secondly, he's told you he can't make you happy. Believe him. Thirdly, don't ever settle for any FWB nonsense if you want a real relationship. This man was telling you he's messed up after 1 month together. You can't change that. Cut bait and swim.
+1
To build on Este's point, DO NOT EVER chase someone who is unresponsive.
You are only going to get really, really hurt by someone who does not respect you enough to return your phone call or message.
The only person you should ever pursue is one who contacts you as well. For each phone call you make, he should make one too. Relationships should be as reciprocal as a tennis match. When you hit the ball over, he should hit it back to you. Not a good situation if you keep hitting the ball over the net and he doesn't do anything to hit it back toward you.
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