Little background: I started talking to a guy a few months ago who is leaving the state come spring. He made is very clear that he is not looking for a relationship because of this, but did say we are exclusively talking to each other out of respect. Things have gotten very rocky recently. I feel myself getting ghosted… 

He has told me that I smother him and do not give him the space he needs. When I tell him how I feel, he ignores my texts now. 

How to deal with getting ignored? What do you guys do to shift focus? How to stop smothering? and How do you find yourself giving space? I find myself spiraling thinking I’ll never see them again, they hate me, I’m a bother, so on and so forth… which I guess leads me to attaching on and smothering. What is the correct amount of time for space? Do I not message until they do and hope they eventually do….