hi guys. i broke up with my boyfriend of 1 yr 3 days ago and…am honestly having the worst time with it. i don’t know how to cope.
we broke up because we were too codependent and lost our individuality in the relationship — but we still love each other so much. for context this was our first relationship where we both genuinely loved the other person and things were great at the start. he mentioned that he had thoughts that maybe this wasn’t the kind of relationship he wanted to be in 3 months back, but didn’t say much. we were incredibly busy and kept pushing back more serious talks.
we said we could see what would happen in a few months but the pain of realizing someone who you still love won’t come back and most likely will fall out of love faster than you is crushing. i feel numb, and i’ve just been taking walks that last hours. it hurts so much.
on top of that, we can’t go no contact. we share so many friends, and we even work at the same place. i’m bound to see him. it hurts so much.
how do i cope? i don’t know what to do. i’ve grown distant with lots of friends and many are busy/gone for the summer.