u/Professional_Bad7552

Struggling

I’m really struggling with a breakup and I don’t know how to move forward…..

My ex-girlfriend and I were together long enough that I became deeply attached not only to her, but to her son too. I helped raise him, loved him like my own, and built my whole future around them. Then everything just… disappeared

It’s been almost two months since we split, and I still feel stuck in grief. Some days I’m okay, and other days I feel like I lost my entire family overnight. Mother’s Day especially hit me hard because I spent so long feeling like I was becoming a mom, only to have that role ripped away again.

What makes it harder is the mixed signals. Sometimes she talks to me normally in person, sometimes she ignores me completely, and I keep overthinking every interaction wondering if she misses me too.

I know breakups are part of life, but this feels deeper than just losing a relationship. It feels like losing a home, a child, and the version of my future I believed in.

Has anyone else in the lesbian community gone through this kind of loss after becoming attached to a partner’s child? How did you survive it without completely shutting down emotionally?

reddit.com
u/Professional_Bad7552 — 11 days ago