How to know when to break up
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 7:58 am
Some background - I'm 19 and I've been seeing my boyfriend on and off for about a year and a half - we initially broke up for uni but started seeing each other again, first casually and for a few months now more seriously (we're exclusive now). I think we only really fell in love with each other this second time we got together. We're long distance (2 hours ish) while at uni but live very close at home.
The problem is that I don't want to be with him forever. I do love him, and we have a great time together, but I sometimes have doubts about him and his character. It's difficult to describe, but basically he can be a little snappy and sarcastic sometimes, and while he doesn't intend to hurt my feelings sometimes he's insensitive. I just don't know if he treats me exactly how he should, but as he's my first serious relationship I'm just not sure.
So I'm kind of confused - do you need to break up with someone if you don't see a future with them? We're only young. This sounds like a really stupid question I guess because no one can tell you how you feel, but I just don't know when to break up with someone. I'm happy most of the time in the relationship, and I haven't met anyone else, and I don't want to imagine him with someone else, but I don't know if something's missing.
The problem is that I don't want to be with him forever. I do love him, and we have a great time together, but I sometimes have doubts about him and his character. It's difficult to describe, but basically he can be a little snappy and sarcastic sometimes, and while he doesn't intend to hurt my feelings sometimes he's insensitive. I just don't know if he treats me exactly how he should, but as he's my first serious relationship I'm just not sure.
So I'm kind of confused - do you need to break up with someone if you don't see a future with them? We're only young. This sounds like a really stupid question I guess because no one can tell you how you feel, but I just don't know when to break up with someone. I'm happy most of the time in the relationship, and I haven't met anyone else, and I don't want to imagine him with someone else, but I don't know if something's missing.