He promised marriage after we got close — now he vanished?

My ex pulled the same crap — said he just needed to ‘feel the connection’ before proposing and then ghosted me a week after we slept together. I cried for two days straight and then realized something he’s showing you exactly who he is and you’d be stupid to ignore it. Block him everywhere for at least 30 days — seriously. No checking his socials no asking friends for updates. I waited four months before I found out he’d already proposed to someone else — totally different timeline than what he told me. The shame you feel? Totally normal but misplaced — he’s the one who lied not you. Write down everything you’d say to him in a letter but don’t send it burn it instead. I did that and it helped more than therapy. And tell your parents the truth not to shame him but to protect your own peace they’ll understand. You deserve someone whose actions match their words not someone who treats marriage like a transaction.