He Totally Forgot About His Anniversary, And It’s Pushed Him To Consider Just Ending His Relationship
This 40-year-old man is currently dating a 38-year-old woman. And recently, he completely forgot about their anniversary.
But apparently, that’s not the only reason why his relationship is on the rocks right now.
According to his girlfriend, he also has not been making enough effort to keep the romance alive.
“And forgetting our anniversary was kind of the last straw for her,” he said.
However, from his perspective, he thinks that he has just been seriously overwhelmed lately.
He and his girlfriend launched a startup together. And being that it is not generating enough revenue right now, he claimed that the company is “kind of failing.”
Amidst the startup stress, he is also the only one who still has an entirely separate full-time job to pay the bills.
“Financially, we’re still doing more than okay, thanks to my freelance job,” he explained.
“But I am mentally exhausted as I need to switch and deal with the pressure of both jobs.”
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And on top of work struggles impacting their relationship, their current living location has had an impact, too.
They actually moved back to the city where he previously lived. However, his girlfriend does not know many people in the area, and there is also a language barrier– since she can get by speaking French but not very comfortably.
So, he admitted to understanding that their current situation is pretty frustrating for his girlfriend.
“But I’m trying to do my best not to let her feel alone. I saw my friends alone once or twice a year,” he said.
Nonetheless, he was honest and confessed that he hadn’t really been prioritizing their relationship. He doesn’t feel like his girlfriend has been, either.
That’s why they both agreed that their relationship is less than ideal right now. And at one point, they were even discussing the possibility of just breaking up.
However, they decided to give it one more shot and work harder. They still have arguments, though, and after every fight, he winds up feeling very depleted.
Anyway, this led him to completely forget about their anniversary this week.
He has since apologized about that, and he claimed to genuinely mean it. But ever since he started thinking harder about their relationship, he’s not sure what he truly wants anymore.
“Even if she ends up ‘forgiving me,’ I’m torn between pushing to break up or trying even harder,” he vented.
“But I know she’ll struggle more as she doesn’t have an income, and she’ll need to move.”
So now, he’s been trying to figure out whether his relationship is worth fighting for or if it’s hopeless and he should just break up with his girlfriend.
Does it seem like they are both going through a lot of changes right now? Is it wise to make big decisions when you are feeling overwhelmed or not in the right head space? Or might ending his relationship help make him feel less overwhelmed? What would you do?
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