Literally facing the worst situation of my life
My girlfriend of 3 years got accepted into grad school the same time I got a new job. Different places. Whatever, terrible but I immediately start planning to leave in 6-8 months which leaves us with like 3-5 months apart from each other. Stressful but doable.
My girlfriend has ROCD. She has intrusive thoughts I’m going to cheat on her all the time. I have never come close in our relationship. She is spiraling so hard right now and wants to go on a break while we are apart because she thinks the ROCD will mentally wreck her otherwise and make her fail school.
I am freaking out. I’m 28, this is the love of my life, and I feel so fucking idiotic that I allowed this to get to this point. I’m just sick to my stomach that I’m going to lose my girlfriend because some asshole swoops in and woos her while I’m away I’m gonna throw up typing this. I don’t want to go on a break but she starts freaking out / crying when I’ve tried to talk about it because she is so worried that she can’t handle it. I have no idea what to do