Looks like you need to pull back even more Kate. It's just not about NOT initiating contact now - it's about the kind of conversations you have when you DO talk.
There was a time that my X asked questions but they didn't really have meaning (if that makes sense).. but when I didn't make small talk - I was being cold.
In this phase - best thing is to do is to uphold his request. He said he needed space. It's time to take it to the next level and show him that even if he wants contact from time to time - you are upholding his boundary.
Not as a vengeful way, but because you care. This was his choice, don't protect him from it.
And stop giving him info to process.
M(f): 40 D'ed: 8/12
Show empathy when there's pain. Show grace when warranted. Kindness in the midst of anger. Faith in the face of fear.
