i love my gf so much that it hurts. i can’t take it anymore, but i physically cant get away.
My girlfriend and I love each other deeply and neither of us wants to lose the other, but our relationship has become emotionally painful for me. I feel completely stuck. Every time we talk lately, I end up hurt or overwhelmed, even though I still think she’s amazing and love everything about her.
I’m more future-focused while she tends to live in the present, and it feels like we want different things emotionally. I see other couples around me seeming happy and secure, and I can’t help but feel like our relationship doesn’t feel that way anymore no matter how hard I try to fix it or make it go back to how it used to be.
The biggest issue is that I genuinely feel unable to leave. People tell me I should walk away, but I physically cannot bring myself to end things because I love her so much and I don’t want to hurt her or leave her alone because of my decision. I’d rather suffer myself than make her suffer. At the same time, I don’t know how much longer I can keep living in this cycle because I feel emotionally exhausted all the time.
I don’t know whether this is a relationship worth fighting for or if we’re just holding onto each other because we’re scared to let go. I feel trapped between loving her deeply and feeling like the relationship is hurting me. I honestly don’t know how to move forward with or without her.