Hi all, firstly I want to thank this community for making me feel not alone in this.

So today, my LO who I have been limerent for almost 3 months now, reached out to me saying that she needs a break from dating citing mental and physical exhaustion.

I cried, but I wished her all the best. And now as I type this, it feels like a weight has been lifted off my chest ~ the ruminations, the constant waiting for texts, imagining scenarios in my mind, replaying every second spent with them, incessantly checking their socials/profiles for hints ~ feel like they don’t have as much power anymore.

I am sure it is not permanent and it will come back, but I hope I can remember this feeling moving forward.