Things Fall Apart
Things haven't been going amazingly.
We can't stop fighting. I'm no longer enough.
Patrick met someone with whom he is sexually enamored - which isn't a problem, per se, because that's absolutely within the bounds of our relationship structure.
The problem lies in the fact that he has a desperate need to justify his discomfort with the almost three years we've been together. Of course it can't be perfect. Of course I can't live up to everything you've ever wanted me to be.
But I'm a good partner. We have a home. We have a life together.
And everything is falling apart so fast I can't pick up the pieces anymore.
I don't know what to do.
And the next person who tells me to "Just break up with him" is getting kicked in the face, because they've obviously never had a serious relationship that hit serious problems.
We can't stop fighting. I'm no longer enough.
Patrick met someone with whom he is sexually enamored - which isn't a problem, per se, because that's absolutely within the bounds of our relationship structure.
The problem lies in the fact that he has a desperate need to justify his discomfort with the almost three years we've been together. Of course it can't be perfect. Of course I can't live up to everything you've ever wanted me to be.
But I'm a good partner. We have a home. We have a life together.
And everything is falling apart so fast I can't pick up the pieces anymore.
I don't know what to do.
And the next person who tells me to "Just break up with him" is getting kicked in the face, because they've obviously never had a serious relationship that hit serious problems.