Dear CB:

It is amazing to me that he left without much of an explanation and in such a one-way-street kind of a way, not doubting his decision to leave, not struggling with it. Like you wrote, it’s like he turned off a light switch. (I wonder when he turned it off, maybe way before he actually told you that he was leaving).

It looks like the idea of the two of you communicating any time soon is hopeless, that friendship is highly unlikely, and that neither one of you wants to communicate or be friends. In that case, what can you do other than to relax best you can into this new reality: a new personal reality (your relationship breakup) and a new global reality- the pandemic.

We all have to relax best we can into this new global reality because we can’t make it go away anytime soon. If we get all stressed out and panic, what good will that do- it can only harm and it will not help any.

Same thing regarding your new personal reality- you can’t change it, so relax into it best you can.  And post here and elsewhere anytime you’d like.

anita