u/Dikansh

How do you move on when you thought they were the one?

I had a breakup on 10th May. During the first week, I kept trying to contact her through emails and mutual friends because I wanted to fix things and sort everything out, but nothing worked. Her friends even told me that messaging her was becoming harassment and that I should stop contacting her.

What hurts the most is that we were really serious about each other. I genuinely saw her as the person I wanted to marry someday, no matter how difficult life got. She supported me a lot — emotionally, in my career, and even financially at times. We had fights like every couple does, but we always used to sort things out before sleeping.

According to her, I didn’t acknowledge her efforts enough. I tried explaining that even if I made mistakes, I was willing to work on them and make things right, but she didn’t want to listen anymore.

The hardest part is that just 4 hours before the breakup, we were together, hugging each other before leaving, and then suddenly she said she didn’t want to continue the relationship anymore. It was a 9-month relationship.

Right now, I honestly do nothing all day except watch YouTube videos to distract myself. I’ve completely lost focus on my studies too, and my pre-final year is starting this July.

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u/Dikansh — 10 hours ago

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in my 3rd year of an Integrated MSc in Life Sciences at NIT Rourkela. Initially, I was planning to go for a PhD in biology, but recently I’ve started having second thoughts as I have to support my family.

I do find biology interesting. But I’m also concerned about career prospects and relatively lower pay in core biology fields (especially in India).

Because of this, I’m thinking of preparing for GATE DA (Data Science) or GATE CS in 2027 and possibly doing an MTech from IITs/IIITs to transition into a more tech-oriented, higher-paying career.

At the same time, I have the option of going into computational biology through GATE XL (I got 408), which feels like a middle ground between my interest and career stability.

My main confusion:

- If my interest and career stability.

My main confusion:

- If I switch fully to CS/DS, will my past 3–4 years in biology go to waste?

- Is computational biology a good long-term career in terms of growth and salary in India or abroad?

- How difficult is it to transition from a Life Sciences background to CS/Data Science for GATE?

- What would you do in my position?

I’d really appreciate honest advice, especially from people who have faced a similar dilemma or are working in these fields.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Dikansh — 24 days ago