From the moment I met my ex, she would often invite me over to hang out and have cake with her and her friends. As time went by, we started getting closer, and one day we did a video call — but she refused to turn on her camera. She always had an excuse, usually saying her hair was messy. Later on, she told me she had autism, which explained a lot about her behavior.

Most of our conversations felt pretty one-sided. We once planned to meet at the park, but she canceled last minute, saying she had hurt her leg. At some point, she even mentioned that I had started treating her differently after she opened up about being autistic. She also told me about her past — how her ex had left her, how she had been seeing another guy but got replaced.

One day, after I got mugged and almost lost her number, I noticed she barely reacted. She acted like it didn’t matter much and said she wouldn’t message me again unless I reached out first. She would talk a lot about her cats and mentioned that her nephews were also autistic. I remember one time her cousin brought up her drinking with her ex, and she got extremely upset about it.

Later, I asked her out to the movies, since she had once joked that we’d probably never go out. At first, she said no because she was too embarrassed, but after I insisted, she agreed — only to ask me the next day if it wouldn’t be better for us to just stay friends.

Still, we went to the cinema, met there, bought some candy, kissed during the movie, and spent the whole afternoon together, acting like a real couple. She never wanted me to see her phone, always kept her distance in some ways, and only gave me her Instagram after we had broken up.

Another time, we went to the mall — she brought me chocolate, and later we ended up at a motel. Once we got there, she said she felt too shy and asked me not to turn the lights on. I told her it wasn’t a problem, but her mood suddenly shifted and she became distant. We stayed for a while, then left, and I walked her home.

There was also this one time when we went to the park, spent the afternoon together, and when she was about to head home, I offered to walk her. It was clear she didn’t want me to meet her family. I left her at her place and went home.

Another moment that stands out was when her sister came to drop her off at my house, and I mentioned — half-joking, half-serious — that we never went out because she always made excuses. She got really mad at me that day.

Once, we were playing a game together, and I criticized the game. She got upset and immediately stopped playing. Later, she brought me chocolate, we spent some time together, and then she suddenly started talking about breaking up.

She invited me to go to a party with her, but later said she wasn’t going, and then changed her mind again. I got frustrated and asked if she didn’t actually want me to come. I told her I’d be there, and asked if I could arrive a bit earlier, but she made it very clear I should only show up at 6 PM.

I arrived a little earlier anyway, and her sister saw me on the street and invited me up. Later, we went to a friend’s party, and she introduced me as her boyfriend. Out of nowhere, during the night, she casually said, “Should we download an app and find you a hot girl?”

After the party, we went back to her place, and she asked me to stay the night, but I ended up going home.

After all these ups and downs, I eventually called her and ended things. She started crying and blocked me. Later, she told me I had sent her into therapy and taken away her happiness. But even after all that, she messaged me saying she missed me more than she thought she would.

We started talking again, but while we were chatting, I found her on a dating app. When I confronted her, she told me I should just find someone else. I was upset, and she said she was only using the app to look for her friend’s ex.

In the end, I told her I loved her. She replied that the feeling would pass, and mentioned she'd been somewhere and wished I had been there too. Later, she called me, inviting me to her mom's birthday party, but I didn't go. Her mom even called me, asking if I really loved her, and later invited me over for coffee.

We started talking again, but then she told me her dad was furious with me, which made me feel terrible. I ended up venting about it online. When she found out, she accused me of lying to her and using her, said her behavior was all because of her insecurities and autism, that she had prayed for me every day — and then she blocked me and disappeared