Story4
I felt like I was lying to him about my feelings and putting off a breakup. I also felt the nagging negative feeling even in “stillness” rather than only in times when it is normal for negative emotions/thoughts to come up. I felt bad because I felt like I could not reciprocate the love he had for me. Felt like I was becoming a worse person during the relationship, holding onto resentments. © Traditional-Clue2206 / Reddit
Story5
We were at the beach, I didn’t have a bathing suit, but he got in the water for a bit. I was standing at the edge of the water with my feet in. When he came back to shore, I asked him to come over. As cheesy as it is, I was wanting to share a loving embrace on the beach. He walked off. It was the second time in two days on this vacation he’d denied my bid for connection and the 1000th time he’s done it in our relationship. That was it for me. © WhataRedditor / Reddit
Story6
My marriage was a horrid mess. We decided to start couples therapy. After our first session, the counselor refused to keep seeing us. She said, “You’re wasting your time and money.” I was shocked and asked why. She told us, “I can see you have deep problems in the relationship, and I would normally advise you to split up. But I can also see that you are deeply in love and committed to staying married. So, I would only see you again after you’ve both worked on yourselves separately.”
Story7
We had broken up once, and then got back together. We discussed what our future would look like, house, kids etc. When I felt ready to move back in, she was hesitant and said no. It was heartbreaking. We had the same interaction 3 more times until I was forced to resign the lease in my studio apt. We had been together 9 years before the breakup, I knew if then she was unsure that it wasn’t right. © athomeyoura* / Reddit
Story8
He told me relatively early on that we would break up if we were ever long distance, while knowing that his academic goals were to go to grad school abroad. And then he chose to text a past hookup with the intention to cheat instead of communicating with me. Lots of heartbreak and loss of trust throughout our relationship together. © voiua / Reddit
Story9
I finally saw how selfish he was. We dated for 8 years, engaged for 6 months, and $10K of my own money invested in the wedding when one night (while brushing my teeth for bed) I asked him, “So this is what our life is going to be like when we are married? I don’t want to marry you anymore.” All he said after taking a deep breath was, “Ok.” And that was it. I moved out that week. © HyenaFree2261 / Reddit
Story10
I knew it was over when he couldn’t be bothered to put effort into our huge relationship problems or addressing the massive tension that had accumulated until that point. I felt so alone in that relationship, and I asked myself if I could live with that after we were officially married… so I broke it off. © Sintuary / Reddit
Story11
My ex decided he’d found some big new love, and he actually told me that. Fine. While he was at work, I packed up his stuff. When he came in the evening for the suitcases, the pain of betrayal and breakup just vanished in an instant. Because standing in the doorway, he asked: “What about my slippers?” I’d forgotten to pack his house slippers. You really can’t take seriously the loss of a man whose biggest concern is his slippers.