<human>: A good friend of mine was dumped a few weeks ago by her boyfriend of two years. I figured the breakup, although sudden in some ways, made sense. Neither of them have been happy together as long as I've known them. So my gut instinct was: okay yes, this is totally done and final. She showed me all his breakup-related texts and emails and it sounds like he's pretty clear cut done. He mentioned once that he may regret his decision, but overall it almost seems like he's trying to be mature and cordial while maintaing his position. He also hasn't seen her since the breakup - he keeps canceling any plans she tries to make.

My friend is a wonderful, gentle, kind-hearted woman who can be incredibly funny when she opens up, but she's also anxious and has some major boundary issues.  Although it seems clear to me that her boyfriend never really met her needs, she constantly talked herself into how they were right for one another. This was a huge source of their fights - he never knew she resented many of his day-to-day actions, because she convinced herself it was fine until her frustration suddenly boiled to the surface.

I don't think she ever saw or acknowledged how unhappy they were together. She explains their 2 year relationship's constant "patching holes" as what was needed to get to where they are today - she thinks they now have potential to be amazing. 

It's blatant denial. She thinks he still sees her as his girl. She thinks they'll get together again in the near future. She thinks they're a great couple and their fights were just superficial. She talks about their relationship like they're still together, and that he's just busy, despite all her stories about their interactions showing otherwise. I've never really seen denial this deep before. It's becoming challenging for me to listen to her stories, because I feel like by listening without trying to snap her out of it, I'm validating her denial.

Has anyone been in this position before? What did you do? Let the breakup run its course? Did you tell your friend it's clearly over?

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<bot>: Close friend is in breakup denial. It's been a few weeks but to her they're still together, just in a funk. All evidence points to a true breakup. Do I talk to her about it?