Should have asked for advice months ago...

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Hello!
I am a NT 21 year old female. In March I ended things with my bf of a year who has been diagnosed with Aspergers since childhood. In all honesty, I was getting overwhelmed, felt shut off from my friends and crushed by his depression. A few days after we broke up, he tried to kill himself. I have my own struggles with anxiety and felt obligated to stay in contact, but he wanted nothing to do with me... since then I have been blocked and unblocked on his phone several times. He came over to my house last week, but two days after he blocked my number again and issued an order of no contact... basically a restraining order through our school. I have never been this desperate to talk to someone, but I don't know how this situation can get resolved, he used to tell me about some crazy ex-gf who would stalk him and now I'm acting like that girl. If he gave me the chance, I would take him back in a heartbeat but I don't feel like I will ever get that chance, or even the chance for us to be friends. Can anyone offer me and insight/advice before I do something stupid like email his mom or wait outside his door? Thanks

Honestly, I don't normally act like this. I'm tempted to post a picture to prove I'm "normal." Will he ever trust me again?

How is him being on the spectrum relevant here? Do not contact him, grieve, and start moving forward with your life. Will he ever trust you again? Doesn't matter because the relationship is done.

Okay, after being so blunt I also want to say sorry that you're struggling and I hope you feel better about all of this soon enough. Best of luck.

Like the other responder here, I too feel that his being on the autism spectrum has very little relevance, as this scenario between the two of you is no different than some of the things that happen between dating neurotypicals also.

This is just another case of two people breaking up but one person regretting that event and hoping to repair the situation, while the other person is strenuously avoiding those attempts and is done with the situation.

It's a painful and sad situation and I feel for you; it's also something that does happen a lot and can happen to anyone. Not many breakups are perfectly, calmly mutual with both parties nicely agreeing it didn't work out, take care, so long. Things CAN be that way but more of the time one person is less happy with the loss of the relationship. Heartbreak can make a person do a lot of things to win someone back, but sadly for the most part, if they're gone, they're gone.

The best thing you can do for your own peace of mind is to accept that this relationship didn't work out, and you both have to move on and chalk it up to experience. It's heartbreaking to feel like you need to win the person back but they are done with you, but sadly that's all you can do now.

Ya.. move on.

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No for supporting trump. Because doing so is deplorable.

He feels like he needs to completely avoid you to better move on. I highly recommend you respect that & move on too.