If this ex used to be your best friend, there were qualities about them that really appealed to you as a person.
The fact that they hurt you badly doesn’t erase your history with them as your best friend.
When you are trying to assess whether you should stay friends with this ex, it is best to look at your relationship with this ex as a whole.
Think back to how your relationship was when this ex was just your best friend and not your partner.
It may be because you become too overzealous with the guy.
You start thinking about how a life with this guy would be.
You become so caught up in the images that you are seeing in your mind that you become attached to them.
If this is a guy that you have been talking to for some time, you should still give him the time of day.
Even though he left you on read for over 24 hrs, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t care about his relationship with you.
Something may have come up during that time that made him unable to respond to your message in a timely fashion.
It is always important to consider what may be going on in the other person’s life.
Some people choose to stay single because they may be frustrated with dating.
Perhaps they haven’t had a lot of success in dating or relationships.
Perhaps they have had previous partners that have either cheated on them or been abusive towards them in some way.
It can be harder.
If you haven’t had closure, it may be because you were expecting some kind of closure.
However, do understand that not all interactions are going to have proper closure.
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