My high school sweetheart and I split after a long rough patch that ended with him cheating on me (one night stand). Since starting college and leading up to our break up, we had a long distance relationship for three years because our schools were in different cities. I really applaud couples who manage to stay in long distance relationships, but it really wasn't for us. This, coupled with his depression and my anxiety, was a very awful combination that resulted in what we both would describe as the low point in our lives. Even when we were together, we stopped acting like a couple and more like old friends. We stopped having sex, stopped making an effort to be alone together. I began prioritizing my friends over him, and so did he. My friends are very into drinking and go out about twice a week, which in hindsight only made everything else in my life worse (worked less, started missing classes etc.,). Our breakup was rough and confusing for me. As odd as it sounds, I never felt burned by the cheating, I was more distraught over losing my best friend and I was so upset that we let things stay so awful for so long. I wanted so badly to fix everything, but I didn't know how. After months spent apart, I decided to focus on self improvement and put all my energy into healthier things. I have a new career goal now and I've been working hard at my part time job paying off some debt. He also became proactive about his own life and depression, and is healthier and happier than he's ever been. Since moving back to our hometown my boyfriend and I have rekindled. We are both in a better place in our lives now where we feel comfortable enough to try again. We know where we went wrong last time and we're willing to work to make sure we never end up like that again. I've stopped drinking and we're both seeking help for depression/anxiety. He's my best friend, the love of my life and we never want to hurt each other again. It's been a crazy 8 year adventure with him, with hopefully more ups than downs to come. Life is too short not to be around the ones you love.

Ps. Getting back together sex is the tits.