How My 2-Year Relationship Ended

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I was never sure if I could trust if the “if you love something let it be free” quote as either ingenious, or one of the most wrong things I’ve ever heard. Ending a relationship with someone you care about can include the same finality and sorrow as the death of someone close to you. All the things imagined and projected into the future, are no longer going to happen anymore. This experience played a major role in a recent chapter of my life and developed like a tiresome plot. For the sake of this reading, I will not choose to be an object of pity when it comes to sharing my story, but to explore the details of this conflict and how it has equipped me with skills and experiences to grow. To summarize, the two year relationship came to an end when I had discovered her with another guy at a party. While we had both been accepted to the same University, Elisa affirmed she was incapable of commitment during this point in her life; she had something else in mind and I no longer fit in the picture. Communication became scarce and the situation eventually became obscure with a sense of tension, antipathy, and uncertainty. In the meantime, I spent the aftermath rebounding and feeling depressed as Elisa had already moved and had clear interest in other members of our particular social circles. At the time Elisa’s interests in a relationship had shifted to something new. The reality is she slept with another guy, which indicated in my eyes characteristics of both selfishness and immaturity; and like me has values and obligations I can do nothing about to change. Yet, I had blindly accepted this and was willing to collaborate on the damage that had been done, for my interests remained in preserving a passionate relationship and maintainin... ... middle of paper ... ... break up which ended harshly can make it much more difficult to meet new partners and creates the potential ending result of becoming closed off and emotionally unavailable to things such as socializing, dating, and establishing relationships. Unexplained events have a superfluous emotional shock which generally tend to lead us to find a pleasant meaning to attach to it. Conclusion As a result of this course In my experience, one of the best ways to enable a relationship to have chance to work out in the future is to cook the facts and end it while leaving the door open for a later reunion. This is the time for both of us to change and grow, and if I am still around when the transition Elisa is going through and is finished as well, there is hope for the relationship soon. Mutual agreement for a direct engagement in an emotionally expressive and honest dialogue.

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