What's the deal with this Cap!?!?

This topic was created in the Capricorn forum by itsme2345 on Monday, January 5, 2015 and has 5 replies.
Ok so I have known a capricorn man for about a year and a half. I'm older than he is by 4 years but he says he rather date older women because the younger ones are immature. We met at work and when we first met I was in a relationship. My relationship ended and we began talking about 7 months ago. I didn't want to rush into anything and neither did he. We would talk a lot over the phone and text a lot. He would often tell me he missed me and that I was special to him. We recently got laid off and we have hung out a few times and we've had a great time. He has opened up about his family and rough childhood. He would even say once we become official i am a really romantic guy and cant wait to take you out when you are ready and show you. He insinuated a couple of times we should live together. Right before Christmas he asked what I wanted and I told him not to buy me anything. Closer to Christmas he asked me what shoe size I wear because he was at the store buying my gift, I can only assume it was running shoes since we both enjoy running. He wished me a Merry Christmas and said we should hang out so he can give me my gift.
Now its been about two weeks and I have not heard from him. Completely cut me off, i have text him to ask him if everything is ok and sometimes I get a reply back and other times he completely ignores me. What's the deal???? I have told him he can be honest with me and if he no longer wants to speak to me I understand and we can call it a day.... his reply was "hey what are you doing?" Completely ignored the issue.... help! Give up? Give him space?
Maybe he's depressed? Has he found another job yet?
I'm not sure since I really haven't been able to have a conversation with him. It's been about 3 weeks since he was laid off and no he has not found a job. He did have a depression episode around thanksgiving..... but that time he did open up to me and even cried, something he said he doesn't do infront of anyone but he was glad he did with me and thanked me for being there for him. That time he said it was because he felt he was a good person but somehow he always ended up getting screwed over, I asked if anything in particular happened to make him feel that way and he said no just the way he was feeling at the moment.
I think you should hang in there, build the friendship for now. When us caps aren't working, we're not at our best. The world hangs on our shoulders and we feel it even more when we're worried about finances and income and future prospects.
When things pick up for him on the career front, he'll gradually come back to his old self.
Be patient, don't be patronizing or asking him about it, don't try to find job openings unless he asks, be fun and offer him a sense of humor. He needs light right now and you can provide that for him in a relaxed, safe haven kind of way.

In other words, he could be in the dark place, licking his wounds, regrouping, forming a plan for his future. He doesn't want to be distracted by anything and doesn't feel worthy of a relationship right now. He will need humor, though.
Let him waller and he will eventually form a plan and climb out of that dark place.

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