What happened with Simon? Is everything okay? Keep us posted! D: We care!
I'm sorry for keeping you waiting and possibly causing distress, by the way. I've just been rather distracted. I don't know who you are, Anon(s), but thank you for caring. Means a lot. :) Anyway, Anons the Second and Third, here is Part the Second. :)
The story continues! We saw each other today whilst walking around the uni (honestly, we never bumped into each other whilst we were together and it happens twice when we're not; I think the universe was trying to tell us something) but only had time to share a few words before we were each whisked off to lectures. It was less awkward than Monday, but more so than Tuesday. I still hadn't heard from him which direction our relationship was going (were we still lovers, lovers on a break, or just friends?) so I assumed the latter. It's what he'd initially said on Sunday, after all, and after having stayed up three nights in a row crying I decided to just bite the bullet and realise that we were over.
So I did. I went onto the dreaded Facebook and changed my relationship status back to "single". It hurt, but I did it just before band practice so that my bandmates could cheer me up. (It worked. They're awesome guys. :) )
A few hours later, though, I received a text from Simon querying my status change. He wondered what it meant, and whether I thought we weren’t in a relationship as such, or if it meant that I didn’t want to try and make it work anymore – as we’d discussed on Sunday. He ended it with a sadface and a kiss – the first since Saturday, which looked like a forward step. So I replied telling him that of course I wanted to see if it would work, but as he hadn’t confirmed what we were doing I assumed that we were now “just friends”. And he replied saying that he does want to make it work, but that he doesn’t know what approach to take to it and doesn’t feel capable of making that decision right now because – and here’s the rub – he’s been feeling really unhappy recently and making big decisions are pulling him down.
It’s my fault, really, that I forgot about his bipolar disorder… He told me weeks ago that he’s bipolar, and right now he’s in a low stage – to do with university workload and friends and life in general, rather than “us”. I should have realised, really: he hasn’t been smiling right since I got back from Reading Week.
So he basically said that he thinks he needs a break for a while just because it’s all so overwhelming (moving so quickly and missing time with friends and everything we discussed on Sunday), but he really does want to find a way to make it work and just isn’t in the right frame of mind right now to think about how. He was just worried that I no longer did after seeing my status change.
I assured him that he has no need to worry, as I’m happy to give him as much time as he needs because I love him and don’t want him to suffer more, you know? I made sure he’s perfectly clear that I’m always an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, and so on. As a friend and a girlfriend, it’s in my job description. And I also decided to take charge and make a suggestion about which approach we take with our relationship, just to take the major decision out of his hands. He still has a “yes or no” decision to make, but hopefully it won’t be as difficult as a “should we do this, this, this, this, or this?” decision. Now that I know that he doesn’t want our relationship to end, I’m hoping he’ll choose the “yes” option – but even the “no” option isn’t so bad, as it doesn’t involve us breaking up. :)
So there you are, Anons. The full tale of my week's relationship journey. :)