Hi JW, I'm sorry you're hurting. You've made such a brave move to end things. It's interesting too that during your conversation with him, you noticed he didn't really listen to you, it was all about him and he got angry when you tried to explain how you felt. Some pretty big red flags there as you are no doubt aware. You're right, love should not hurt. And by the way, you're not stupid. He roped you in with the words of love and his actions displayed this sometimes and the opposite at other times. Sometimes it takes time to work out someone's true motives/character/values. You gave yourself time to see where the relationship may lead to and you discovered it wasn't going to give you what you need and deserve. That's clever! One day at a time JW...Hugs to you
