He dumped her. She was upset and cried, and told him how she'll never go on, but that just drove him further away, to be latched onto so tightly.
And then she moved on. She met someone else weeks later. Meanwhile, he's still shell shocked from being clung to so tightly. He's shocked at how she lied to him. Maybe she's lying to herself, by being with someone new.
He convinces himself that must be the case. He knows that she can't bare to look at him, and remind herself at how much she loves him.
You can know that someone isn't right for you, but that doesn't mean you can't miss it just as intensely.
He dumped her. She was upset and cried, and told him how she'll never go on, but that just drove him further away, to be latched onto so tightly.
And then she moved on. She met someone else weeks later. Meanwhile, he's still shell shocked from being clung to so tightly. He's shocked at how she lied to him. Maybe she's lying to herself, by being with someone new.
He convinces himself that must be the case. He knows that she can't bare to look at him, and remind herself at how much she loves him.
You can know that someone isn't right for you, but that doesn't mean you can't miss it just as intensely.