your first mistake...not realizing that you are not strong enough to hack it on your own. anyone wanting a relationship can't hack it on their own. so if you had realized this first then none of this would've happened and no roller coaster for you. and now you have nothing but a broken heart. get strong, learn to live on your own, rely on no one but yourself and you will be happy. at the end of the day, only you will be there for you.    

This is so difficult and you're not alone in wanting an explanation because it seemed you two have such a great connection. On the flip side...you have also been SO much in touch with each other and SO intense that maybe you need to allow a little space for each other, too. The 6-month mark can often be a real point in time where relationships are tested and, I think men especially, step back because they are considering their future. Sometimes they do this BECAUSE they feel so strongly about being with you! Let him figure it out. Do not chase him, do not call him, do not email, do not text. No Stalking!!! Let him take the time he needs to MISS YOU and come back to you, if that's what happens. When you do see him again, be happy to see him, tell him that you're doing ok and DON'T CRITICIZE him for not handling things the way YOU expect. You, as a wonderful, supportive, loving woman must be able to accept and love him for himself. It sounds like he's trying to make a difficult decision and he needs to do it himself. I know this is the hardest thing in the world to do and you miss him desperately...but make the effort and let HIM come back to YOU! Try to keep yourself busy and don't get depressed. Keep breathing, meditate, jog, walk, collect yourself or whatever. If he comes back to you on his own, that would be a great sign and you can go from there! Best of luck!

The "Honeymoon Phase" is a very true part of a relationship. When my boyfriend and I went through this phase it was incredible. He was so confident, attentive, caring, responsive...everything I ever hoped for in a partner. My mistake was not remembering this was just a phase and that it wouldn't last long.

Needless to say it felt "perfect" so I began to fall in love, deeply in love with that side of him, so I "let him in" which was scary and exciting at the same time but I let myself trust in him and began showing him just how much he was meaning to me. We both always said "no games" so I played no games.

My other mistake (I guess it was a mistake) was taking it slowly in the bedroom. We enjoyed so many passionate moments, sweet wonderful moments, that I wished would last a lifetime. But, we never progressed much further than those puppy love, exciting "new love" make out sessions.

But I kinda looked at our intimate side together more like a marathon, not a race, and enjoyed developing deeper connections in our emotional attachment first. I truly believed this was the relationship of a lifetime and we'd have forever to build upon what we had begun in the bedroom.

I was wrong. He recently told me he has no sexual urge for me any more. Not only has he not touched me in months, now he hasn't even spoken to me in a few weeks. It's left me feeling like the ugliest, most worthless thing on the planet. I still love him (laugh all you want) so I can't bring myself to break up with him and he said he doesn't want to break up with me yet in case he can revitalize those feelings again. But I doubt that will happen though because we never spend time together and that's the only way I'd be able to rebuild my confidence with him so I can't imagine how he will spark the fire on memory alone either.

I realize I'm not ugly. That's just how he has made me feel. I also know I am an incredible person with more to offer than he's yet discovered. It just tears me up inside to think he no longer sees me as the woman I am, no longer finding me valuable or attractive. I can't explain how terrible I feel.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I understood there was a "honeymoon phase" in relationships yet believed making it past that phase meant there was really something building between two people. I've never really made it past this phase before so when this relationship did I considered it an accomplishment and actually found it peaceful. Apparently he just found it terrible and lost interest.

I'm lost. I see so much value to what he and I share...we get along great...we both have an awesome sense of humor...we share the same values...we've enjoyed holidays and special moments unlike any before in my life...we can hang with friends or just stay alone and be happy...I love his son as though he's my own...we know each other's parents...I could go on for ages. But, none of that means anything now that he admits to apparently finding me repulsive and unable to bring himself to touch me.

So what happens when the "honeymoon phase" ends? Well...in my fantasy world it was supposed to mean the start of a deeper, more meaningful connection...in my reality it has spelled the death of what was a wonderful relationship.