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BarkingPotatoe
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I hate my relationship
Relationship Stress / by BarkingPotatoe
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 March 24th
...See more Ive been with my boyfriend for about a year and a half. He's my first serious relationship. I honestly don't even want to be in a relationship with him at all. He's continously dissapointed me for the whole relationship. He doesn't understand basic respect either. He has good traits, but the amount of times he's continously let me down has built up resentment towards him. I always communicate about issues and I tell him to do the same. He never takes me seriously and the issues never get resolved even if i break down about it and ask him for the 100th time. He always makes false promises and I'm so tired of it. It felt like i was the only one trying to make this relationship work out. He's not that bad of a guy, he lacks responsibility in general. Just recently I've faced the fact that he'll never care as much about anything as me, isn't willing to put the amount of effort as I do, and take this relationship seriously. I've had mental health issues that have stemmed from my childhood and he makes it so much worse. I wish i could leave him but i can't let go of the familiarity. The only thing holding me back is attachment. Another reason I still stay with him is base level stuff. I stay because he's loyal and hasn't cheat on me, isn't abusive, and at least tries a bit. My expectations are so low, and I'm scared that if i meet another guy in the future, he won't have those traits. I've burnt myself out by trying to make this relationship work, and hes gotten me into so much trouble. I've recognized that this relationship would never work out and he's not the type of person i want to be with and I wish I could be independent enough to leave. I don't interact with him much now and I've given up but I still think about all this so much and it stresses me out. If you're reading this, any input would be nice. Thank you.
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