Old 08-03-2017, 04:42 PM
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Smarie78
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Great advice above, but one thing to add is that there is NOTHING wrong with feeling terrible because it's "only been 3 months". You are getting a lot of that here and nobody means to diminish the hope and excitement and promise that you thought you had in this new relationship. It can feel pretty rotten when you think you just started something beautiful and amazing only for the rug to be pulled out from under and reveal what feels like yet another disappointment. Saying goodbye to something that felt like it had so much potential. The thing is, is that there are a lot of people on SR who have gone through the hell you are (for decades!) only getting a tiny taste of right now. Everyone advising you to walk away is doing so because we have been there. Seen the worst of it. We know how this story ends and if one person can be saved from the horrific moments that you will no doubt be embarking on if you stick around to find out, it will be worth the urging. 3 months is yes, a lot to date someone and develop real feelings for, nobody is saying that it doesn't mean less because you haven't been in the relationship very long, but they are saying that you are soooo early in this relationship that simply cutting ties and walking away and tending to your own life, is much easier to do this early on. You stay a bit more, you start to take on more that in years from now, will likely not change. Better to put your chips on the fact that what you are dealing with today is just a sneak peek of what your future looks like if staying
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