-Firesong- wrote:Space Ferrari wrote:Small question.
What is the right time to end your first relationship?
I'm the first girl Glasses has ever dated and vice versa. It's gone on almost a year now. I feel I should let him go soon so that he can find other people he may be interested in.
I don't want to leave him, but I feel that may be what's best for him.
Any words of wisdom?
Well, I've been in a relationship for about a year too, and it's my first.
I don't plan on ending it anytime soon...
Why do you think ending it would be better for Glasses? Has it gotten to the point where you aren't really dating and it's more like you are just good friends?
No, not at all. We're still interested in each other (to the extent of my knowledge at least, he still likes me).
I won't go into great detail, but my family life has been very stressful and often painful. I have trust issues and, though I have not been clinically diagnosed, fear that I may suffer from a mild form of depression.
Recently, I've made Glasses upset on more than a few occasions. I never mean to, and I always apologize, but I know that it isn't good for him no matter how many "I'm sorry"s he hears.
All I want is for him to be happy, and I feel that he would be happiest with someone else, someone with fewer, or at least more understandable, problems.
Edit:
@Nimble Love: I'm not losing affection for Glasses; I care for him very much and, to put it as you did, I still have romantic feelings for him. I do honestly want to stay with him, but something in the back of my mind keeps telling me that feeling that way is selfish, because I would be depriving another, more worthy girl of Glasses's attention.
Glasses is slightly higher than me in the pecking order of my school, and he has many nice things: a big house on lots of ground, many pets, a big family, many fancy cars, and lots of friends, not to mention great talent, intelligence and strength. It's nothing he's said or done to make me feel this way, but because I haven't been as fortunate as he is (or, concerning a few areas, am more fortunate but feel I act arrogantly), I don't think I have the right to be in a relationship with him. I want to, more than anything I want to stay with him, but I don't think I should.
A friend gave me a pretty good talk at lunch, though, and she helped me a bit. I hope I can ask her to tell Glasses what she told me (because, unfortunately, Glasses and I do not share any classes this year).