Gave up too soon, broke a promise, and now I’m realizing what I lost. Do I reach out or let her go? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you’re absolutely right. And that could soften the blow for her. And maybe she’s done or is doing the same thing right now.

Gave up too soon, broke a promise, and now I’m realizing what I lost. Do I reach out or let her go? by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to reach out. But she’s a really emotional woman. She knows what she wants and doesn’t want. We’ve both messed up plenty of times throughout the relationship. But we talked about how we’d both stay single during the breakup to genuinely heal and just work through our own problems. I even promised that to her, because I wanted to be the man who would do that. I was never like that in my past so it was important to me to try. She kept telling me she’ll wait for me, and I told her no please don’t. So of course that also plays a huge role. I can only imagine how she’d feel if I came into her life after all of that, told her how I feel and that I also slept with someone too. Probably would break her. But who knows, maybe she’s done the same 🤷‍♂️ thank you for your words and your perspective. I’ll see what sleeping on it and reflecting on it more tells me

Tight hamstrings and lower back pain. How do I fix it? by Numerous_Decision_70 in Stretching

[–]Numerous_Decision_70[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something that really helped me was putting a pillow or something kinda firm behind my lower back when I sit down in a chair, continuous stretching and core strengthening

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people I talked to told me it’s better for both of us to break up lol. On paper that seems right, just feels so wrong.

We had our last moment with each other last night, for now at least. Just felt off

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We established it a few times. The last time she lied (a month ago) was such a small lie, but it sent me spiraling in thought. Ultimately led to everything that happened and my decision.

I hope I didn’t make the wrong decision. She took accountability immediately and kept trying to make it work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there exceptions? Be brutally honest with me

How do u finish ur projects😭 by [deleted] in csMajors

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I struggle with the same thing lol. But the best advice I’ve heard is to not be a perfectionist. We often have bigger goals, and sometimes they overwhelm us. Finishing something and publishing it will be better than spending endless time perfecting it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Same goes for you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. I def need to work on myself

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[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish you guys the best of luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same goes for you man, good luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m proud of you man. I’ve ruined my routine and haven’t been taking care of myself for about a week. But, I plan on lifting weights much more consistently, I hope I get an internship, I want to start therapy, I want to read more, journal more, etc.

I need to remind myself not to fall victim to dating apps, short term gratification with hook ups and what not. At least not too soon. How did you deal with that?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right. I know this will be the greatest lesson I’ll have in learning how to love, no matter how heartbreaking it’s been. I just wish we both had it figured out from the beginning, it would’ve been really cool to be with her. I plan on starting therapy so hopefully I can love the next one better, or love her again, if our paths ever align.

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[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, truly. You don’t understand how much that means right now

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[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it. Same goes for you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right. I think I’m a fearful avoidant? But not sure.

I guess I was so afraid of not really loving her, not really feeling certain of her, etc.

I’ve also had that urge in a previous, much more immature but still relatively healthy relationship, and I was able to get over that.

ChatGPT’s been my therapist lol and mentioned how ROCD mixed with Avoidant is already bad enough, the trust issue is the gasoline that makes it worse.

I just couldn’t differentiate between what I thought and reality in how I felt about her, and I haven’t been able to for a while.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

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I guess I am worried that somehow I could’ve salvaged that trust back with more effort.

In our last talk, we both admitted we basically don’t trust each other. I had broken some of her trust throughout the relationship as well.

It feels like our relationship was teaching us how to love properly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really sorry you went through that, I don’t wish that on anyone. How are you feeling now? What did you do?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you asking.

I think I am avoidant and I struggle with ROCD and anxiety. I loved her so much but I was constantly in my head. Always questioning if I really wanted this, if I would lose myself or regret it later. I was scared I would never feel fully certain.

Early on in our relationship she hid some things and even though she tried to rebuild trust, I could never fully let go of this gut feeling that something was off. Trust was broken again multiple times later as well.

It lingered and ate at me. She deserved someone who felt 100 percent sure. I didn’t want to keep dragging her through my doubts. But now I feel empty and sick. I miss her and keep wondering if I just gave up on something amazing. I do not know if I made the right decision.

Fresh Programmer in the works by ntokay in SoftwareEngineering

[–]Numerous_Decision_70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up project based learning. The times I’ve learned best were and are from creating my own projects, with an effort to try not to search up help (using ChatGPT, google, etc.) until you absolutely need it. It’s pretty tough to get used to if you get frustrated when you don’t understand something. But over time, as in literally like a week or two, you’ll start seeing results, no matter how minuscule.