This wasn’t about you being clingy. People don’t go from talking forever and always to breaking up overnight because of a few feelings. That was an excuse. Something shifted in him, and instead of talking it through, he ran.
That doesn’t mean what you shared wasn’t real. It was. But it also means he wasn’t as emotionally steady as he seemed. Someone who’s ready doesn’t leave that fast or that cold.
Right now, the best thing you can do is stop reaching out. Not to punish him. To protect you. Chasing won’t bring him back, and it’ll only make you feel smaller.
You didn’t do anything wrong by caring. You just loved someone who couldn’t stay.
I know you want him back. But for now, focus on getting through the days without reopening the wound. If he comes back, it’ll be because he chooses to. And if he doesn’t, you deserve someone who doesn’t disappear when things get real.