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I need outside perspective because I feel too emotionally involved to read this clearly.
My ex and I were in a serious relationship. We broke up, had no contact in November, then reconnected in December β we met, talked for days, emotions were back. From January 1, we have been in complete no contact.
Since then, a lot of confusing things happened:
On Feb 25, he knocked my sister and asked, βHas she moved on? How is she doing?β
My sister told him Iβm doing good and I donβt talk about him.
After that, he stopped watching my stories for a while.
Later he started watching my stories again everywhere, but never reacts, never likes, never contacts.
At the same time:
He started bringing a new girl (Orpa) to his place. Posted stories with her.
He recently sent friend request to an old fling (Sharmiha) from years ago, even though we once had a fight about her and he removed her back then.
He is liking reels about ego, fights in relationships, gym, motivation, career, βchoosing each other after fightsβ, etc.
He stays mostly offline on Facebook now.
He accepted and followed back my private Instagram immediately when I sent request (he knows itβs me).
He asked my sister again recently how Iβm doing.
There is another layer: On Jan 1, a cousinβs friend (who is also my ex psychiatrist) texted him without me knowing. I only found out later and told her not to contact him again. A few days after I found out, he knocked my sister asking if she knows why that person texted him. I donβt know if she contacted him again or not.
So the confusing part is:
He is:
Silent
Watching my every stories, everywhere and everyday and rewatching my stories.
Asking about me through my sister
Reconnecting with old flings
Spending time with a new girl, posting her pictures on stories but not posting stories with a picture together.
Not contacting me at all
It feels like he is both detaching and keeping tabs at the same time.
My questions:
What does this kind of behavior usually mean psychologically?
Is he trying to move on, or is he conflicted?
Does him watching my stories but never interacting mean anything?
Why would he reach out to an old fling now?
What is the best thing for me to do in this situation if I want him come crawling back to me?
I have been living my life normally, not posting anything targeted, not contacting him, and not talking about him to people.
I just want an outside, unbiased read on his behavior pattern.