Though they hurt and I missed him, I shifted my focus from him to me and began to reconnect with the things that I loved. I began to meditate and reconnect with my spirituality. I had even opened myself to the idea of starting to date. It was the happiest I had been a very long time. I was alone but not once did I feel lonely. I hadn't spoken to him. I needed to completely disassociate myself from him in order to focus on me.
I wanted him and me to grow separately.
I knew that when the right time presented itself, I would reconnect with him and his growth or lack of growth would become apparent and my newfound inner strength would move me toward or away from him. When the phone calls began to fall off, my desire to reach out to him increased, and I could feel the anger and resentment leave me, but I still kept my distance.
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Previously, I had always been the fixer of the relationship, the one to initiate conversation or brush off disappointment in an effort to avoid an argument. I knew that if change was going to happen it needed to be as a result of his pursuit of me. When he did call, my voicemail greeted him graciously. If he wrote, my reply was brief and amiable. He even appeared at my home wanting to enter, I declined tactfully. The message I wanted him to receive is I don't hate you, there is no anger, and I wish you a world of happiness, but please allow me space to move on.
Silence is so powerful. Being pleasant paired with that silence is even more powerful but this was no plot to play a game, I simply had no words for him and I was too emotionally connected to him to hold strong to the non-negotiables that I had set for myself so I could not let him in my space. But I knew that one day the words would come and I would have the strength to speak with no remorse or regret.
The very first thing he said to me was, "Will you allow me to take you to dinner? That was the start of something new but this wasn't the man I knew. I went to that dinner with an open heart and open ears. That night he talked. He said to me, "I didn't know how to show you love. It made me uncomfortable to be vulnerable. When you left you took a piece of me with you and I can't imagine a life without you. I've never been in a relationship this deep but I do know that I want to be the man that you want me to be and over the past few months, I've figured out how to love myself and control my anger so that I can give you the love that you need.
All I need is a little help. A desire to do better was a compromise that I was willing to accept. We committed to frequent date nights. We signed up for couple's therapy. We began to pray together. We listened to personal development podcasts together and read books at night. For nearly 16 months, we completely eliminated sex from our relationship. This was the first time that I realized that growth and personal development have to be intentional. People mistakenly assume that it will just come to you with time but it needs to be a deliberate action.
We were students of each other, willing to communicate and adapt for one another. Go, even though your friends will be disappointed or surprised or pissed off or all three.
Dating for 4 years. break up or get married?
Go, even though you once said you would stay. Go, even though there is nowhere to go. Go, because you want to. Because wanting to leave is enough. It sounds like you want to leave him and you know you want to but your not leaving him. Just remember he deserves to have someone who wants to be with him. Something you could do is be really mean towards him and break up that way.
He probably wont spend as much time being sad and missing you as he would if you let him down nicely. However if you both have a lot of mutual friends that will probably be a bad idea because they wont like you anymore. I think people have doubts and fears, and its pretty normal. Your situation, however, seems to be stronger than normal doubts and fears. It messes people up. Issues of the house, money, etc.
I Broke Up With My Boyfriend After Four Years And A Year Later He Became The Love Of My Life
My last break up was somewhat similar, though I did have more reasons to leave than you do, it was easy to rationalize them away when I wanted to. The thing is, a person can be a great person and still not be the one for you. My ex was a good guy, and I felt terrible leaving, but in the end it was the best for both of us.
Find support, ask questions, swap stories, and follow brides planning real weddings here on Weddingbee. Closed dating for 4 years. JackiBean 6 years ago Wedding: August Maybe take a break? Best thing I could have ever done. My ex was an asshole though. Atalanta 6 years ago Wedding: MrsRight 6 years ago Wedding: November Try not to stress too much.
April If you have to ask, the answer is break up. KoiKove 6 years ago Wedding: November It sounds like you want to leave him and you know you want to but your not leaving him. YogaFaerie 6 years ago Wedding: August I think people have doubts and fears, and its pretty normal. This is when the big question emerges even more strongly: Pushing for an answer; however, may cause real problems in the relationship.
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