Pulling Away Without Explanation

I stopped reaching out to you, and I know how that looked—like I'd just disappeared without a word. You were hurt by it, and you had every right to be. I wasn't ghosting you on purpose, but honestly, that distinction doesn't matter much when the result is the same: I left you hanging and confused.

The truth is I convinced myself you weren't interested in talking with me, so I pulled back first. Instead of asking you, instead of being honest about what I was feeling, I just went quiet. That was a choice I made, and it was the wrong one. You deserved an actual conversation, not silence.

I'm sorry for disappearing on you. I should have talked to you about what was going on in my head rather than assuming the worst and acting on it. I can't undo the hurt I caused, but I can promise to be direct with you from now on—to actually say what I'm thinking instead of retreating into my own head.

I hope you can forgive me.