Handling a breakup

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My boyfriend of a little over three years broke up with me last week. We are both college freshman and are living on opposite sides of the country. Although we are young, the idea of marriage and a future came up and I’m having difficulties letting go. He told me that it would be best to just move on because the distance would be too hard for him to handle for 4+ years. I can’t get the “What ifs” out of my mind, and I can’t let myself believe that it’s truly over. Should I try to stay in touch with him if I believe that we are really meant to be together? Or should I follow his advice and just move on? He told me he wants to stay in touch, and that I am the best thing that has ever happened to him. What if we are just too immature for the long distance relationship right now but could pick up where we left off after college? I just have no idea what to think right now.

Category: asked October 8, 2013

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I would say that since he told you to move on, you should strongly consider doing so. For him to suggest it means that he's okay with you moving on and plans on doing so himself. Keep in touch if it doesn't hinder you from getting over the past gracefully. It sounds like the bottom line was, "don't wait for me," but he wanted to spare your feelings by adding some nice filler statements. Being so far apart and around so many new people, I don't think it'll take long for you to see why this was meant to happen. Sorry, I know it hurts. :/
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it's so hard sweetie, and i'm sorry it's come to this, but you're a wonderful person with the best yet to come. you won't feel good now, i'm not going to lie, but sooner or later you will be happy again, there will be other people to come into your life and make you feel like a princess, and time will heal. try and focus on your friends, family and others around you, they will support you and help you through this horrible time. you're wonderful, and a wonderful person perfect for you will soon come running. i'm always here if you need to talk just drop me a message. https://blahtherapy.com/members/societysfxcked/stay strong beautiful
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It may seem hard but what he did was right for the both of you. It's difficult to maintain a serious relationship from that far away. You are both young and for whatever reasons he's done this, it's the best thing. The both of you need to be able to live life fully, meet new people, make new friends, date other people. Those things are difficult to do when you've got someone all the way on the other side of the country worrying about what's happening. Are they cheating on me? What are they doing? Are they having a better time without me? It's more fair to end things. You need to focus on your class work, your homework, go to a few parties (be safe please), make new friends, join a study group or a group that interests you. It's fair to you to move on. I hope you do. Good luck. If you need to talk, you can message me or talk to one of the therapists on here.
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It is very difficult to keep a long distance relationship going. Especially when you're in college. I'm not sure if you boyfriend might have the kind of insecurities that most guys do, where they're always wondering if some other guy is going to take you away from them, but I'm sure it is very difficult to spend 4 years wondering and living off faith only. The hardest thing about a long distance relationship is that it really tests how much trust there is in your relationship. Nobody can handle distance like that unless they trust each other 100%. The thing that I think is unusual is that he's saying you're the best thing that ever happened to him, and he's just willing to let you go? If he's telling you to move on, it might be because he's already moved on and he just hasn't told you. Hopefully that's not true, but I agree with the previous comment that you should try to find activities that you're interested in. By surrounding yourself with new people you'll hopefully find someone that you enjoy spending time with and get a little relief from the pain you're in. Good luck!
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