My (30f) bf (30m) has asked for a break to see if we stay together or not.
This is mostly just a rant to get my feelings out. I (31f) have been dating my bf (30m) for a year and we have reach the breaking point. In the last week we have had it out about mundane things like me not cleaning up the shoes (I don’t have a shoe rack one is on the way tho) that are out of the walkway and behind a door. It of course was more than this it’s just this is the main thing he is using. And anytime I bring up his issues with the shoes he says “it’s not the shoes it’s an example”. I will then ask “well what exactly is it about then”. In today’s fight he said I’m tired of looking at the paper shredder”. It’s in the book nook next a shelf out of the way literally tucked away. It just feels like there will always be a problem no matter what. He asked about him staying somewhere else for 2 weeks and I said yes. He was very upset and responded with “well when I brought up me moving out months ago you said it would be the end of our relationship, so what’s changed”? I kinda just stopped and stared at him for a second and said “what you are talking about? You said you’d move out and find a different place to live then while this is a break and your temporarily stay somewhere else”. And all I did was agree with him because I am not happy right now and he isn’t either. No matter what he has said 3 days ago about always being happy. Cause I have been asking for months are you happy? I always get “I am why do you keep asking”? And I tell “I’m asking cause the way you act is like you’re miserable”. And don’t get me wrong it did get better since his comment of moving out a few months ago cause we discussed how that was a step back from our relationship and I got myself to believe it was going to change. And now it feels like he was just keeping everything under the surface so we wouldn’t fight. Throughout this whole thing he keeps saying “we can’t communicate and it our biggest issue”. But I’m the one actively trying to work through our issues and am meet with “well I just won’t bring it up again”. Which is infuriating like you say we can’t talk but then you won’t talk to me. Now I’m not saying I’m perfect in anyway I have started fights mostly about how he says he’ll do something and then doesn’t. And yes there are days where I will literally be a couch potato and do nothing but he acts like it’s a problem even though I say nothing about it when he does it. Everything is just so overwhelming for me right now and just needed this off my chest.
Posted Jul 10, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC