I'm scared, if we break up, I won't find better 22F & 23NB
I, 22F, identify as a lesbian and have been dating 23NB for almost 2 years. We do not live together, they live with our friends and I live alone. They are disabled and so am i. I have bad mental health due to severe and complex truama. We are both not interested in sex, they have no libido from medications and i have childhood sexual abuse truama and therefore cannot have sex. We stick to romance and making out and the arrangement works for us. They had always been "emotionally unavailable" but to a milder degree and they were actively trying to be better.
In the last few weeks, my physical health has declined. I am in more pain and am becoming more distressed at the severity of my symptoms. I feel sad and fed up with being sick. Since the decline in my health, my partner has pulled away. They have become less affectionate and do not seem willing to support me. I am not asking for big things, just to fetch pain meds and make hot water bottles some cuddles and just general comfort. They make excuses to not help me and then a friend offers to do it instead. There has been multiple times I have been crying in bed with them and instead of comforting me, they roll over and go to sleep. I am suspected to have endometriosis, waiting for laparoscopy to confirm, but they don't seem to believe me and downplay my symptoms, saying i must just have a food intolerance. It feels as if they feel my struggles dont matter as much because they're in pain too. Ive had a conversation with them about all this and explained that I don't feel supported by them and nothing has changed
Im considering breaking up with them but im scared that I can't do any better. My, combined, disability, decline in health and inability to have sex make me feel like im unlovable and undesirable. I just want someone who is loving and understanding. Not having sex is a deal breaker for almost everyone and so I feel like I will never find anyone else.
Im also scared to be alone. Before I met them, I was completely isolated due to the abuse of my mother, she didnt let me have friends. So all my friends came from my partner. If I break up with them, I also lose all my friends and have no support system.
I don't know what to do. I don't feel like they actually love me anymore. Can someone help me figure this all out?