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    Jasmin

    I dated my boyfriend for 5 years. The relationship started a little rocky and I was young, insecure, and desperate to be in a relationship. Over time trying to keep up with pleasing him become very mentally, emotionally, and psychologically exhausting. He has always used drinking as a coping mechanism and for a while I began to use it as a coping mechanism as well. I would always go above and beyond for him playing house even though he never wanted to talk about marriage. I would check his phone a lot especially in the beginning of our relationship and would find messages with other girls. This lead me to having trust issues but I still stayed with him. It seemed like I was never truly ever able to trust him. I eventually stopped checking his phone because he told me by checking his phone that meant I was looking for a reason to leave him. It got to the point where I was building up the courage to leave him when he planned a trip to Hawaii, I went and that is where he ended up proposing to me. In my gut I knew I wasn’t happy but still said yes. I realize that was a mistake. Shortly after he proposed I heard him speaking to someone on the phone in the bathroom and became suspicious I went through his phone and found a hotel confirmation. The first check in date was for that weekend and sure enough he said he had to run some errands that day. I went to the hotel he had booked and his car was parked there. My heart dropped and called him I asked him where he was and he said he was “training a friend” who had just gotten hired at his job. I asked him if he was at a hotel and he said no. He looked out the window and saw my car came out and I asked him what he was doing he then said the same lie again. He said “we can go inside to check” once I agreed he said the truth he had gotten the hotel for a friend that was coming in from out of town he mentioned it was a female. I asked him why he had not told me he said he knew I would be mad. This is the same female I saw flirty messages with and asked him to stop talking to her in the beginning of our relationship. I left went back home packed a bag and left the engagement ring he gave me on the table. He got home realized I wasn’t there and basically said the moment I left the ring it was me breaking up with him. I didn’t respond to any of his messages until 3 days later when he texted me again. He admitted to sleeping with her and said that he slept with her because I left the ring and that was the most hurtful thing I could have done. If I hadn’t left the ring he wouldn’t have done what he did. I stayed at my parents house but he continued to message me and make me feel bad for throwing away a 5 year relationship until finally I decided to try again with him. I moved back in the lease is under both our names for the next 6 months, which also was a reason I moved back in I have so many things and no where to put them and expensive fees to break the lease and I was not in a good financial state at that moment. I feel like I didn’t get a chance to heal and I don’t trust him even less than before. For a while things got swept under the rug and went back to normal. We have recently been having problems and he wants me to admit that I think “he’s not enough for me” in reality it’s not that he’s not enough there are other factors that stop me from being happy with him. I don’t know why I can’t find the courage to leave him.

    #931319 Reply
    Maddie

    You haven’t left because deep down you don’t think you deserve better. A man who really loves you and isn’t insecure and controlling himself wouldn’t jump into bed with a woman and blame you for leaving the ring. He knew why you left the ring, which was because you knew he wanted to / was already sleeping with this woman, and he used it as an excuse to do what he wanted instead of trying to correct things with you. He also knew he could do whatever he wanted and you’d still come back, because he’s probably contributed to your insecurity that you can’t do better with his behavior and comments toward you. That keeps him in control. Even proposing was to stay in control. Now he has you hanging on and he still doesn’t need to commit. You should find a professional to talk to about your situation, because the only way you’re going to eventually leave him is to deal with your self-esteem issues. And you DO deserve better than him.

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    Jasmin

    Thank you

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