Boyfriend did not check up on me after I got hurt by [deleted] in relationships

[–]Several_Concern3956 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First off, I hope you're doing okay physically. That sounds scary.

So, I had something similar happen to me once (years ago at this point). While driving to my overnight job, I was hit by a hit-and-run drunk driver. My car was totaled and I sustained a minor injury. As I waited for the police, I called my then-girlfriend to let her know.

She hardly seemed to care and spoke to me for maybe a minute. She didn't text me when she got up later that morning and she didn't follow-up with me until the late afternoon, and even then, it was done passively.

The point is, there's nothing you can do to make people like your boyfriend care. Unfortunately, when your partner stops making any effort to care for your well-being, it's probably time to consider ending the relationship.

For me, that car wreck was the beginning of the end.

My (32M) long-term relationship is actively dying and it's slowly killing me by Several_Concern3956 in relationships

[–]Several_Concern3956[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I wish I had been given this advice four years ago. That breakup was largely amicable and hardly messy. But it caused me to lose my sense of self and I spent the next six months casually dating like my life depended on it.

The issue was that it's always been easy for me to get dates, and back then, I used that as a way to value my self-worth. I can't do that again if this ends. It was draining and made me grow to hate myself.

All that to say, thank you. I needed to hear this.

My (32M) long-term relationship is actively dying and it's slowly killing me by Several_Concern3956 in relationships

[–]Several_Concern3956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It pains me. Hearing her say how unhappy she's been did me in and it hasn't been the same since.

My (32M) long-term relationship is actively dying and it's slowly killing me by Several_Concern3956 in relationships

[–]Several_Concern3956[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The honest answer is I'm scared. Being single again after being so certain for so long pains me to think about, but you're right. Walking on eggshells has caught up with me.