Need clarity/ advice
25F, recently broke up with a guy 27M pediatric resident,
We met on Bumble 2 years ago, and after just one meet it felt surreal. We started seeing each other daily, and I honestly don’t know when we became “official.” It was peaceful, intense, and for the first time I felt truly understood & at peace in a relationship
He’s jolly, social, loves friends, affectionate, and a bit childish. I’m a loner wolf by choice, emotionally resilient, wise beyond my years, and keep a selective small circle. We even talked about the future and life together.
Things went well even after he left for further studies and we did LDR. I trusted him blindly, and he trusted me too. But our love languages were different his is physical touch, mine is quality time. He started feeling I didn’t care because I didn’t call frequently; I only did 15 min calls once a day due to his hectic schedule, but I texted all day. I prioritized him, but felt he prioritized friends more. After spending some time together he would head to meet his 50+ frnds And i would head home
I was there for him during his hard and toxic years, tried to be his safe space but when I needed him during my lowest time he was nowhere to be found. I felt that he would interact with me and only wanted me whe his friends were busy. And my dumb as* even stopped interacting with my friends and platonic male friends to respect boundaries. But some things hurt deeply: on our first date I caught him looking at another girl, and once while showing me his phone, I saw his boys’ group, single guys sharing lusty women’s reels. It felt weird to me, bcz till then i was being super rigid w my boundaries as to not even look into a guys eyes kind. I also didn’t like his drinking, smoking, or always being around friends, but I tolerated it because I wanted to support him. We both has had a rough childhood and so our personalities are diff
Since December 2024, things escalated from his side. Since March 2025, it went on-and-off, and now it feels 99% over. I know everyone is replaceable, but I’m sure he won’t find someone as patient and understanding as me. My only fault was being too understanding and okay with things I probably shouldn’t have been.
I felt like I was being a mother to him, which I don’t want anymore. I want someone I don’t have to be overly mature for. Currently, I’m focusing on myself and my career, and an astrologer friend advised to focus on love only after 2027 LOL The intimacy was BOMB AF I'm not at all perfect but how could a guy not love his woman being all about him and her own lil world? I loved him entirely but a small part of him was very unacceptable to me which I tolerated then and that's Ok Wish him well. What would u do? If u were at my place
Posted Oct 2, 2025, 1:54 PM UTC