Why breaking up with my ex was the right decision
Hi I’m Daisy (26F) and I broke up with my (28M) last July after 6 years together. We had a house and two days and, on paper, a perfect life. Our parents were best friends, his sister was friends with me and he was an amazing boyfriend. It’s hard to explain why I felt the need to breakup with him but something in my gut told me he wasn’t the person I was supposed to marry. I had doubts for 1.5 years before the breakup but because I loved him I tried to work through it. I went to therapy and tried communicating more but in the end I knew I had to leave him. The breakup was the worst thing I’ve ever had to do, walking out of the house we owned together and driving away was a horrible feeling. But I’m now 9 months post breakup and I know it was the right decision. I took time to grieve (I still have sad days) and I’m now slowly starting to date a lovely guy. My ex, on the other hand, started seeing a girl we were both friends with one month after the breakup and is now in a relationship with her. Perhaps that just cemented to me that he wasn’t the person for me - or he’s just not letting himself grieve, who knows?
Either way, this is a note to anyone going through doubts in their relationship to listen to your gut. Of course, try and make it work if you can, perhaps if me and my ex had communicated more it would’ve worked but also, maybe it never would have. If anyone is going through something and wants to chat, my DMs are open!