Can I ever look for love again?
Hey! So I'll try and make this as brief as possible. I have a bad history of either being cheated on or being the rebound and its left me not being able to trust guys. I've been single for about two years and recently I met a guy who was wonderful. He treat me better than anyone has before, my friends absolutely adored him and close friends of mine commented on how they had never seen me giddy about dating someone. Eventually cracks began to show. It started to become clear to me that he was not over his last ex and still quite in love with her even though they were just very good friends now.
I explained to my friends that I was aware of the warning signs of this from previous experience and could see it coming to an end. They insisted I was being too cautious and to just enjoy the moment rather than think negatively. I took their advice and a week later it was over. He said he wanted to be friends still but never contacted me again.
I am extremely sensitive to rejection and abandonment in general. Plus the fact my friends and a few work colleagues had met him, a massive fuss was made because they thought he was wonderful and it was very rare to see me interested in someone.
I felt so foolish and gutted, it just brought me down completely and now I've been off work for three weeks. (This sounds ridiculous to me too, I know! But I do believe there are other factors that have resulted in deterioration of my mental health and self esteem)
I was hoping to see if anyone has maybe been in a similar position before and what advice they could provide?