Submitted by Dee7000 t3_11d88it in relationship_advice
Hi I (19 F) have been with my boyfriend (21 M) for 11 months. However, I am not in love with him. We want different things out of life and I just can’t see him being the one I spend forever with. We never go on dates because he can’t afford to, and when I offer to pay he still doesn’t want to go. There’s a lack of chemistry sexually and physically as well. He’s had a rough life and has no family or friends, so I feel bad for him. He has a lot of mental issues that he won’t get help for and I’m over it. Every-time I try to dump him he starts crying and threatens to kill himself. Being with him is making me feel stuck and miserable. Idk how to get out of this. I just can’t keep being with him.
NotTHATPollyGlot t1_ja769ux wrote
He sounds needy and manipulative and I think you already know what you need to do - end the relationship, letting him know that this isn't working out.
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Be firm - not cruel or crass, but firm and kind, and then block him on everything because he'll just whine and moan and threaten to kill himself (and whether or not he does is not your fault, that's the manipulation).
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I'm sorry you're dealing with that, but the best option is to really disengage yourself from that before he convinces you to stay and you have 3 children in a loveless marriage. Honestly, run, girl! RUN.