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Lightlemonlime
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PathStep 1 Compassion hearts20 Forum posts4 Forum upvotes9 Current upvotes9 Age GroupAdult Last activeJuly, 2026 Member sinceDecember 16, 2025
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Relationship Stress / by Lightlemonlime
Last post
 July 5th
...See more Not sure what to do at this point, I’ve been keeping a lot of my relationship struggles to myself, and only talking to my partner about it when things get too overwhelming, only to be met with silence and “I don’t know’s”. I never wanted to even consider talking to close friends about it because I was afraid it’d be too personal of an issue to share, but it’s come to the point where I just need to reach out to someone who’s close to me, who really knows me, but when it came down to it I just found myself breaking down and not even being able to message them. I don’t know why that happened, maybe it’s because I’ve reached such a low point in my relationship, or maybe it’s because I’m scared of what might happen if I open up that much with one of my best friends who I don’t want to drag down with my own problems.
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Waiting for a better person
Relationship Stress / by Lightlemonlime
Last post
 May 10th
...See more My partner and I have been in a relationship for almost eight years now, and have been alongside each other, watching each other change, mature and grow. But I feel the growth and effort is most from my part ; no matter how hard I try to communicate any issues in our relationship, or try to be understanding, I just don’t see my energy being met. There’s still plenty of love, but it’s hard to decide where to go from here, we’re both in our 20’s and I still have so much left to my life, so many hopes and dreams I have, and I’m sure he does too, which I love for him. But it’s just hard to see myself continuing on like this in the grand scheme of things, waiting in anticipation for attention, a date, and quality time. I know there’s still a chance for him to grow, and try to help alongside his parents who are supporting him as well, also waiting for him to better himself as a person. But right now, in this very instance, I don’t think I can keep waiting for him to better himself, no matter how much trust I have in him that he will, and part of me feels a sense of guilt for that. Am I giving up on my partner? Should I feel guilt and shame for feeling this way? Am I a bad partner for even thinking this way about them? Also, if you managed to read this whole thread, I thank you very much for taking the short time out of your day to listen, thank you, kind stranger(s). 💚
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