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AJ84
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You’re right, perhaps there was a reason he wasn’t committing to her, maybe there were some red flags.I agree that some guys jump to conclusions and blame it all on the the woman. Oh and I forgot that there was a time gap between the breakup and her new guy. I read your line that it's "trading up," which is really the layman's definition of hypergamy. Whatever she perceives as higher value. But if she didn't monkey branch, then she just flat out left him, so I misunderstood.
But I think the greater point is that the men are saying "if she was that great, you wouldn't have let her drift." There is plenty of truth in that. While the females are saying "well she did everything she could and you took her for granted so she bailed." Maybe so. So I think you can see how both sides are coming at it. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle - that she was a dedicated girlfriend, but not what he wanted to commit to...the center couldn't hold. But that doesn't mean it was all his fault and that we should let her off the hook (especially the way she ghosted him). The guy has some Oneitis and the best way to treat that is to avoid the whole "she did everything for you, you pushed her away" routine. In the future, hopefully, the OP will learn to shyt or get off the pot if the woman is pushing for something more committed.
But we are all limited to what he has posted, and he posted that she treated him well and it was he who didn’t want to commit because Of past experiences and he feels that it would kill the chemistry and he feels like he would have to compromise to make her happy.
So maybe there’s something in the compromising part? What would he have to compromise? Did she want him to work less or do less of his hobbies etc?
We don’t know, but he keeps implying that he is the reason why she left. Either he followed some red pill manuals to the letter, to the detriment of being with a girl he actually liked because of some fear that the red pill instilled in him not to like her too much or show or give anything because she will lose attraction (which you know the red pill advises). Or, he didn’t like her as much as she liked him but he really liked how she treated him, but the connection on his part wasn’t there, which happens.
More info would be helpful.