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Break up and feeling worthless

MXW · 2018-04-14 08:25:43

I've been in a relationship with my ex for over 2 years on and off (we are both middle aged). When I met him he had been single for a long time (as had I), and he was very nervous about dating and all that goes with it, which I found quite endearing. We got on really well, despite being very different. He worked away a…

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Loz01 Posts: 1,848 Forumite

16 April 2018 at 11:43AM

Yikes. Dont let any man treat you like that, being on your own in solitary confinement would be better than being treated and used like that. Block him permanently, if he comes crawling back then tell him where to go. You dont deserve to be picked up and dropped time after time.

Also lift the bar a little, you should be able to be 100% ok with being on your own before you get with anyone new. If someone isnt bringing positivity into your life and making it better, they're not for you.

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