(#12) He Never Manned Up And Committed To Her
From Chris Kmieciak:
One of my biggest love regrets was a relationship I had after my second serious one. I started to see a girl and we got along great. The romance felt like something out of ‘Gossip Girl.’ We were basically Chuck and Blair. We'd fight about stupid things, fall apart, but the lust to be together was always there. The whole thing fell apart after I wasn't ready to give her the full commitment she wanted.
Thinking back on it maybe if I had committed more we would have had it all and gotten past our other issues.
(#5) When He Started To Imagine His Ex With Other Guys, He Panicked
From StudebakerHoch:
Long, cohabiting relationship. We were fundamentally unable to resolve conflicts without protracted shouting matches. It wore me out. I gave up trying to preserve the relationship. She moved out. We stayed friends. Months passed, and I started to imagine her dating other guys. I panicked. Tried as hard as I could, within respectful boundaries, to get her back. I was unsuccessful.
I'll tell ya, I just went to pieces. I can't remember ever feeling so sad, before or since. It was extremely difficult not to let thoughts of her intrude in my life without her. Had to break off contact entirely. This, too, was difficult, as we shared hundreds of mutual friends.
And yet... I now believe that it was all for the best. Slowly, I recovered. When I imagine an alternate timeline in which we reconciled, it looks very grim indeed. I think we were (and we remain) just too different to be compatible. Although I don't involve myself in her life, nor interest myself in her activities, my friends tell me that she's doing well. And I'm doing well. There are conditions in my life that I'm working on changing (trying to change jobs, trying to buy a house, etc. - nothing really dire, in other words), but I'm certain that I'm much happier now than I was during a majority of our time together.
(#14) He Wasn't Ready For Something So Good
From Calvindehaze:
I had a pretty crazy 3 year relationship with a woman who didn't have the capacity to actually care for someone else. About two months after we broke up, I met this girl who was one of the most caring people I know. She knew how to make me feel like a million bucks, and never asked for anything in return.
But, I had to break her heart because I wasn't in any position to be in a relationship, and I kinda led her on. Not for sex, but for emotional gratification. I felt like a piece of sh*t because there was nothing wrong with her, and she did nothing wrong, and she was really cute, but she had to have her heart broken.
I still talk to her, and when I'm ready to get into another relationship, I'll be lucky if she'll give me another chance.
(#8) He Traded Her Out For A Hotter Girl Who Was A Dud
From monarch_j:
I was a stupid kid. Really hot girl decided she wanted to date me, broke up with the other girl so I could date the hot girl. Hot girl was shallow as hell and we broke up not long after starting. Other girl ended up being basically my dream girl. Absolutely beautiful, smart, funny, great personality, down to earth... etc.
Me and her stayed friends for a long time, but even though she still had feelings for me, she wouldn't actually get with me because she never trusted me again.
(#1) He Thought He Was Too Good For Her... Until He Saw The Other Options
From Xlukethemanx:
I was a little sh*t who thought I was too good for her, and left. She was my first real girlfriend so I didn’t really understand what I was getting into. Then I have 9 months of HORRIBLE relationships and hookups and realized the mistake I made. I waited until she was single again and got her back, promising that I wouldn’t let her go this time.
We celebrate our 9 year anniversary this weekend, bought a house, and are getting married next year.
(#7) He Was Too Casual About Abortion
From Anonyb11:
I was in a serious relationship with a girl for a while. We shared dreams about marriage, having kids, etc.
We were 19 and one day over the phone she brought up a "what-if" scenario. "If I got pregnant what would you do with our baby?" I tried to think about it rationally, instead of emotionally. I said if it was early on in the pregnancy I would consider aborting, but if it was further along and I felt I was killing a baby I would def keep it. It depends.
She was mortified by my answer; the idea that I even considered abortion was monstrous to her. I was just trying to have a conversation and she took it out of proportion, imo.
She didn't talk to me for a couple of days till she called me out of the blue to break up, blaming me for not loving her.
In hindsight I wish I answered the question differently, years later now having a child and would never consider abortion now that the situation is actually real.
After a couple weeks of breaking up she found someone else, she has been with him ever since, years later.
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