Breakups can be ugly, confusing, and downright devastating.
But when it happens seemingly out of nowhere and you don’t even know the reason why your boyfriend left you, it’s brutal.
How are you supposed to get closure if he won’t give you any explanations for his sudden decision to walk out of your life?
People don’t just leave abruptly for no reason. It only seems that way because they don’t explain themselves. If you give it some thought, you might be able to identify the reason(s) why your boyfriend left. This article is here to help you achieve that.
Later, you are going to learn what you can do to try to work things out with him, or at least cope with the breakup and move on.
But first, let’s find out why he broke up with you in the first place.
To help you cope with the emotional turmoil of a sudden and unexpected breakup, we’ve created a self-hypnosis track designed specifically to tackle this one issue. Click play below to listen to it now:
8 Reasons Why Your Boyfriend Left You Out Of Nowhere
Your boyfriend might not give you an explanation, but you are likely to find it among the following common reasons.
Before you read them, though, think about your relationship and how he has been acting lately. There were probably some signs that he was thinking about breaking up with you that you might have neglected to notice.
Maybe he even said something that could give you an idea about what has been going on inside his head lately. Read the following reasons and see if anything sounds familiar.
1. He doesn’t think that your relationship will improve.
Maybe your relationship hit more than a few bumps in the road before it ended.
Perhaps you were fighting a lot. But even if you weren’t, you probably noticed that there was something wrong.
Maybe your boyfriend hasn’t been happy for a while, and he realized that he can’t make your relationship work. Has he mentioned some issues that have been bothering him regarding you and your relationship?
Maybe he thought he could tolerate some things that were there from the start, but he later came to the conclusion that they’re deal breakers for him.
In the end, maybe you are aware that your relationship hasn’t been happy for a while now. You wanted to fight for it, but your boyfriend decided to give up and leave.
If he thinks that your relationship can’t be saved, or that it isn’t worth saving, you are probably not going to get him back unless you make a huge change that would quickly improve your relationship.
Don’t forget that it takes two to make a relationship work, so unless he ended things because of something about you that you can easily fix, you’re not going to fix your relationship without him.
2. He is scared of commitment.
What if your relationship was going great? In fact, it might have been going so great that you talked about taking the next step.
When a man leaves abruptly and out of nowhere, it might simply be because he got cold feet.
He probably likes you, but he is scared of commitment, and your relationship was working for him when it was more casual. Now that you’ve mentioned commitment, he started thinking about what that means, and to him, it might seem like he will lose his freedom.
Maybe he wants to date other people, or he’s just not ready to settle down with anyone yet, but he realized that you’re not on the same page. You want more, and he was happy with the way things were. In his mind, things aren’t going to be the same again, and they will somehow get worse.
In addition, maybe you’re not the only girlfriend that he’s walked out on when things got serious. Think about his previous relationships, how serious they were, and why they ended. Maybe you’ll come to the conclusion that your man runs away when it’s time to commit and settle down for good.
3. He doesn’t think that your relationship has a future.
Speaking of commitment, have you discussed where your relationship is going? Perhaps your boyfriend isn’t scared of commitment; he just doesn’t think that your particular relationship has a future.
Maybe you’re just not a great match, and you’re both aware of that, but you tried to make it work because you like each other. Now that it has become clear that your relationship can’t move forward, he figured that it’s better to end it and find someone he could grow old with.
Before you get sad, think about his reason for a second. Is there really a future for the two of you? He probably has a good reason to think that you can’t grow old together, so put your feelings aside and look at your relationship realistically.
Are you simply too different? Do you want different things in life? Do you have different values? Has it always felt like your relationship had an expiration date?
Even if you really like each other, you might not be compatible enough to have a serious relationship, and he accepted that before you did. After all, not every relationship can last. Maybe yours ended now so that it would hurt less than if it ended later.
4. He doesn’t love you anymore.
Unfortunately, one of the possible explanations for your boyfriend’s behavior is that he stopped loving you.
If this is the case, don’t assume that he never loved you to begin with. People can fall in and out of love while in a relationship, and it doesn’t change the fact that they did really love you at first.
Your boyfriend might have had a change of heart, or there were problems in your relationship that drove him away. All in all, he doesn’t feel the same way about you anymore, and he doesn’t know how to tell you that, so he didn’t tell you anything.
Maybe he was slowly pushed away by your behavior, or maybe you did nothing wrong. Either way, he just can’t make himself love you. He might be expecting to feel the same emotions he felt during the early stages of dating when everything was new and exciting. Or maybe he knows what real love feels like and simply doesn’t feel it for you anymore.
5. He is overwhelmed with other things that are going on in his life.
Surprisingly, a man can simply not have the time and energy for a girlfriend! If your boyfriend has a lot of things going on in his life, they might require his full attention. Instead of talking to you about them and seeking your support, he decided to end your relationship so that he could dedicate his time and energy to those things.
It may sound like a lousy reason to break up with someone, but really think about the things that are happening in other aspects of your boyfriend’s life. Maybe his parent got diagnosed with a serious illness, or his boss is going to fire him if he doesn’t take on more projects at work.
He might be overwhelmed with everything that’s going on, and you’re only amplifying the stress. This is especially true if you have been having problems in your relationship, even if those problems seem minor to you. If he has a lot of other problems in his life, even a minor problem with you could be too much.
Maybe he can’t solve the other issues in his life, so he thought that breaking up with you will solve at least one of them and give him more time to focus on finding solutions for the other ones.
6. He is interested in someone else.
Sometimes, the answer is simple, even if we don’t want to hear it. Your boyfriend might not want to tell you why he’s breaking up with you because the reason is another woman.
Maybe he cheated on you, but he could have just become interested in someone else. So, he has to break up with you to be able to see where it goes with the other person.
This hurts a lot, but it happens quite frequently and gives your boyfriend a pretty good reason not to tell you anything.
Nothing that you did has caused him to leave; he just wants to be with someone else. Someone might have caught his eye, but maybe he doesn’t even have a particular woman in mind. He just thinks that it’s time for him to be with someone new.
Perhaps he flirted with someone and wanted to take it further, but he couldn’t do that while he’s with you. So, instead of cheating on you, he ended the relationship so that he would be free to date other people.
If this is the case, you will soon find out about it because he’ll probably be in a new relationship in no time and likely already knows who his new girlfriend is going to be.
7. He is ready to move on.
People can reach a point in a relationship where they’re ready to move on, even though they’re still in that relationship. They don’t have to be interested in someone else or be bothered by something you do.
Similarly to when your partner stops loving you, he can be ready to move on even if he still has feelings for you. Maybe he still likes you, or maybe he stopped loving you; the point is that he doesn’t want to stay in the relationship, whether it has a future or not.
He might have simply realized that it’s not what he wants anymore because the relationship has run its course. Sometimes, there simply comes a time to leave a relationship even though there’s no specific reason for doing so.
It was nice while it lasted, but it doesn’t have a point anymore. An ending of a relationship can come naturally, and both partners can be aware of that, even if one of them wishes that it wasn’t true. So, think about whether it’s really time to move on, for both of you.
8. He never really cared for you as much as you thought.
In the end, maybe your boyfriend never loved you to begin with. Maybe he just used you, and once he got what he wanted, he left. It’s sad, but it happens all the time.
On the other hand, maybe he didn’t have the intention of using you. Perhaps he thought that he could grow to love you or didn’t even think about it at all. Maybe he went with the flow to see where it took the relationship.
Not everyone will get into a relationship with you with the intention to love you, even if they don’t intend to use you. Your boyfriend might be in a casual mood regarding your relationship, and he got into it just for fun. When it stopped being fun or causal, he figured he should leave.
Maybe you thought that he loved you, but he was just nice to you while it suited him. It’s not what you want to hear, but it gives him a very good reason not to tell you the truth doesn’t it?
8 Things You Can Do About The Situation
As if the breakup wasn’t bad enough, not knowing the real reason(s) for it bites. You deserve to know why you got dumped to be able to find closure and heal.
Unfortunately, though, your boyfriend might never tell you the truth. You’ll have to try to find out on your own.
Before doing anything else, think about the possible reason for his odd behavior and trust your gut. Let’s start with that, and afterward, you can see whether you should try to get him back or let him go and move on.
1. Try to figure out why he broke up with you.
Sudden breakups usually aren’t so sudden. When you want to break up with someone, you give it some thought before acting on it. So, even if your boyfriend left you out of nowhere from your perspective, he probably spent a while thinking about leaving you, and there surely will have been some clues.
Think about your relationship. Has something recently changed? Did you mention commitment? Did your boyfriend act secretive or unhappy? Did you have a bad fight that you haven’t recovered from?
What did your boyfriend tell you regarding the breakup? Surely he gave you some sort of explanation, and maybe he would be willing to tell you more. However, don’t nag him, and if he has told you that he doesn’t want to talk to you, respect his decision.
You might be able to get your boyfriend back regardless of the current situation, but you need to give it some time and let your boyfriend have his space. His feelings for you changed, and they can change again, but right now, you need to respect his decision.
2. Accept the breakup.
Even though you and your boyfriend might get back together, you might not, and it’s best to accept the current reality. So, don’t hold onto the hope that you will get him back.
Right now, he is your ex, and he’s been one ever since he ended the relationship. Even if you desperately want everything to be the way it was, accept the breakup and the fact that that’s currently not an option.
If you have tried talking to your boyfriend and he doesn’t want to try to fix things, there’s not much more that you can do at this point. Even if abrupt, a breakup is still a breakup. So, treat it as one and do the things that you can do something about.
You can heal from this breakup and focus on yourself, so start by finding space to do that without interruptions. Meaning, have one last conversation with your boyfriend and put the phone down.
3. Get some distance.
If you want to heal from a breakup, you can’t keep texting your ex, stalking his profile, or even meeting him for coffee to try to convince him to take you back.
You can try talking to him one more time, but if he’s sticking to his decision, cut off all contact and remove him from your social media. The truth is, you can’t get over him if he’s constantly there, even if just in your feeds.
Make things easier for yourself and establish the no contact rule so that you can move on. Yes, there is a possibility that your boyfriend will change his mind, but that’s unlikely to happen quickly, and you need time to figure out what you want too.
When someone breaks up with you, it can hurt so much that you want them back without even giving it much thought. But do you really want him back? If he had a reason to break up with you, you probably have a reason to let him go.
Focus on the negative things about him and your relationship, and don’t let yourself crave something that didn’t make you happy in the first place. Get some distance from him to heal from the hurt and figure out what you truly want on your own.
4. Focus on yourself.
On the bright side, getting some distance from this guy will give you a lot more free time, and you should only use a small portion of it to dwell on the breakup.
Use the rest to learn new things, meet new people, start a new hobby, change something about your appearance, and improve yourself in all sorts of ways.
Allow yourself to feel sad sometimes, but don’t let it stop you from doing the things you love and trying new things. Maybe you could take a yoga class, cooking lessons, or even go on a small vacation to put more significant physical and emotional distance between you and your ex-boyfriend.
You can also throw yourself into your career, but make sure to still have time to relax and take care of yourself. Healing from a breakup is a great excuse to go shopping for new clothes, get a great new haircut, party with friends, or even just soak in a warm bath with a glass of wine and a face mask.
It’s okay to feel sad about the breakup, but you have the power to cheer yourself up and not let it get to you. When you feel like crying, cry, but try to do something positive even with those negative feelings. Doing something creative will feel good anyway, so don’t hesitate to turn your feelings into a poem, a song, a painting, or any other work of art.
5. Give it some time.
Even if you still want to get back together with your man, focusing on yourself is the right thing to do at this point. Occupy your time and give it some time.
You and your ex are likely to talk again, and you are certainly going to talk differently once you’ve processed your hurt feelings, even if you’re not going to give your relationship a second chance.
So, don’t rush to reach out to him again. See if he’ll be the one who reaches out to you. You get to decide how long the no contact period is going to last whether he contacts you or not, but it should preferably last for at least 30 days. This is enough time for everything to settle down, and by then you’ll both know if you’ve made the right choice or if you have regrets.
6. Get in touch with him again.
After a while, if you still want him back, you can reach out to him again. Waiting for a while is always a good idea because your feelings might change, and you might realize that you don’t want to be with him anymore.
However, if you do still want him, give him another chance or ask him to give you one. Send him a message and see if you can meet to talk. If he rejects you and gives you vague and short answers while you’re texting, you should probably give up. Or maybe he will agree to see you and be happy about it instead.
Either way, you will need to respect his decision. If he is willing to talk to you and try to work things out, discuss what happened, what went wrong from his perspective, and how you can work to improve things.
7. Respect his decision.
If your ex rejects you when you reach out to him, you should know that that’s all he is now – your ex, and that’s okay. Not everyone can stay with you forever, and the wrong person has to leave so that the right one can come along.
Save your dignity and don’t chase after a man who doesn’t want you, even if you think that he’s the most amazing man in the world. He’s certainly not, and becoming more aware of his flaws can help you get over him.
Don’t ruin all the progress you’ve made before you contacted him. Get back to your hobbies, friends, work responsibilities, and anything else that you had going on. Pack up all the keepsakes that remind you of him and your relationship and get rid of them. Maybe you could also do a little redecorating, especially if you’ve been living together and everything reminds you of him.
8. Find closure on your own.
In the end, you can’t rely on him to give you closure. You can find it on your own.
End all contact with him and accept that you won’t be together anymore. Write in a journal, talk to your friends, and start dating when you feel that you’re ready to put yourself out there.
Your closure doesn’t have to be some dramatic “Goodbye,” but having something like that can help you close that chapter of your life. So, write a letter to say goodbye to him, but don’t send it. Keep it along with a list of reasons why he is not the right person for you. Writing down why you shouldn’t want to be with him again can help you during those moments when you desperately want to call him.
Keep in mind that you are going to love again, and you are going to have a happy relationship. It just won’t be with him. And that’s probably a good thing when you think about it.
The right person for you won’t leave you; they’ll stick around for good. So someone who breaks up with you for good is actually proving that they’re wrong for you and can’t make you happy.
You’ll find your happiness on your own, and someone will make you even happier by being with you and staying with you.
Still not sure how you’ll cope after this bolt out of the blue breakup?
Our audio hypnosis track was created by a qualified clinical hypnotherapist and is designed to help you process your emotions in a healthy and productive way.
Listened to regularly, it will help you get through this difficult time more smoothly and more quickly so that you can begin to feel better about yourself and your situation.
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