He Wants To Break Up With His Girlfriend Because She Got A New Job And Has No Time For Him Anymore

For the last year, this 21-year-old man has been in a relationship with his girlfriend, who is also 21. When they first started dating, they went out on proper dates together.
But not long ago, they’d gotten into a routine of spending time at one another’s apartments just to hang out. They live a half-hour drive away from each other.
During their time apart, they’d text constantly and talk on the phone, and he enjoyed being in constant communication with his girlfriend.
A few weeks ago, she started a new full-time 9-5 office job. He was so happy for her, but since getting this new job, his girlfriend has barely talked to him.
“She’s too tired to call. Every time I ask her how work went, she usually replies with, and I’m paraphrasing, ‘Fine, but tired, so going to bed,'” he said.
Two weeks into his girlfriend’s new job, he asked if she wanted to get together for coffee that weekend.
She told him that she would be busy hanging out with her best friend, who happened to be the person who helped her get this new job. She suggested the following weekend instead, and he agreed.
However, when that weekend arrived, his girlfriend canceled their plans so that she and her sister could go shopping.
“Then, she had to take her mother shopping, and it sounded suspiciously like she was just trying to avoid me and wanted to call it quits. I thought I’d save her the bother and asked her if she just wanted to break up,” he explained.

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During this conversation, he told his girlfriend that they clearly didn’t seem to have enough free time to be together, and he didn’t want to continue the relationship if it wasn’t going to work out anyway.
In response, she pleaded with him not to dump her, assuring him that she had strong feelings for him. Several days later, though, his girlfriend went right back to hardly talking to him.
“I know I sound really needy and jealous (and, trust me, I hate myself for it),” he shared.
He continued that if his girlfriend wasn’t motivated to put in the effort required to maintain communication within their relationship, he thought it would be best for them to break up and move on with their lives.
Now, he’s debating on whether or not it would be unfair for him to end this relationship.
What advice would you give him?
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