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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, simply write one letter letting her know the door is always open and you will listen without judgment when she is ready. Make it clear if she wants family therapy, you would go, but don't make it a requirement.

Also, it is very rare that this comes out of the blue. I would be more convinced if you mentioned some disagreements, or hurtful things that were said or something that happened with your GF. I don't think there is much hope for reconciliation of you truly believe nothing is wrong at all other than you having a GF. Either she had a total personality change and has joined a cult or something or you are dealing with denial. it all sounds great-you want a connection and will beg her back, but what are you leaving out?[/quote]

This. Either your DD has psychosis or something, or you're in denial of the reasons. You might also be in denial of how well she has handled your divorce. It's common for divorcing parents to see things too positively in this situation. Also consider that your DD might have been pretending to like your GF but actually does not like her at all.

https://www.issendai.com/psychology/estrangement/missing-missing-reasons.html
I often recommend this website for its detailed discussion of estrangement perspectives of parents and adult children. I will point out to you, OP, that it's very common for parents to say they don't know what they did wrong, even when it's really obvious. 
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