I dated my ex for about 2 years before she broke up with me. We were deeply in love and I was obsessive over her. I unhealthily removed everyone from my life and threw all of my emotions on her, leading to her feeling suffocated. After we broke up, we went back and forth for a month inconsistently being in contact over text. I then initiated 30 days of no contact. I sent the elephant in the room text and she responded after half an hour. I followed the sample timeline of how often to text her and kept things lighthearted while also informing her that I just want to see where things go. About 6 days in she sent me a text on a day I did not text her. She sent a large paragraph explaining how we have so many memories and how she wants to make more in the future. She said if she saw me, she would probably fall in love again. She also, however said that she still has a heavy dislike for me and has not forgiven me for my behavior during our relationship (I was needy and emotionally abusive in a way). I responded hesitantly and brought up the fact that she told me she was with someone. She said only kinda. I then told her that I just wanted her to be happy and I did not want to mess up her happiness if she already has it with another guy. From there, she told me she feels bad leaving what we had. We talked for a bit and I asked if we could continue the conversation the next day. She agreed and the next day I texted her asking her stance on everything. She asked me if I was over her. I asked her to clarify and she asked if I no longer have feelings for her and if I am willing to get with other girls. I responded with: “In that case, no I am not ‘over’ you.” Once I said that her demeanor completely changed and she became cold, explaining that she does not think she can be with me right now because her friends and family hate me. I explained that I think it is best to take things slow and see how things go. I saw the conversation taking a negative turn so I attempted to end it. Once I had already said goodbye, she sent me a text saying this:
“you know, i hope we can be together again in the future. we’ll see how it goes. there’s nothing we can do right now and that’s that. i’m so happy you’re happy. you’re a great guy please don’t text me back. text me if you really need me though, i’m here as a friend. goodbye :)”
I have not made contact since. It has been seven days. I think the mistake I made was taking the bone she tossed for me. What should I do now? When should I contact her and what should I say? It did not end off on a horrible note. All advice is greatly appreciated.