I was calling my bf and saw your post, so I asked him!! He said that perfume is a highly personal and sensual gift, and probably the inablity to talk about your relationship has caused your ex/your bf to buy this gift instead. Though you shouldn't ignore the inablity to talk about the relationship, the perfume is a very, very good start!!!!
P.S. What perfume is it BTW?
I love perfume!!!