Is it normal to breakup multiple times?
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SilentScreams2239
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Apr 21, 2016
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It is normal but it isn't what is exactly okay. Multiple break ups shows that someone in the relationship just isn't all in. Usually the more hurtful relationships
generousBranch2438
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Nov 9, 2017
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Hi All
Im just wondering if anyone has been in a situation like this.
So im 32 and my ex is 35, we were together 2 months we clicked and really liked eachother but she came to me and said she was really stressed with her job, which was true and that she had a gut feeling we werent right for eachother, we talked it out and left on a good note stopping contact. a month later she reached out to me to hang out again, we did, took it slow for a month but then we really fell for eachother and she told me she was madly in love and never had chemistry like this with anyone. so for about 6 months we were really improving and everything was great. she did mention she stil had the feeling now and again but thought it was just a fear she wasnt good enough for me but she said she could get over it. 2 weeks ago we went away for the wknd we got on brilliant and had great fun, she was a bit insecure about herself she told me on the wknd away but i assured her she was perfect. 3 days after we got back she come over to my house and broke up with me, she was genuine in saying she was mad in love with me and didn't want to break up with me but that gut feeling was overwhelming her. she kept saying she never had anything like this and didnt want to walk away but she had to because it wasnt fair on me. 3 days later i text her to see if she wanted to meet for a talk, she said ya. I planned going there to talk about what the problems were but as i walk toward her she ran gave me a huge hug and started kissing me, she couldnt keep her hands off me. so we got talking and tried to get to the bottom of that feeling and we cant figure it out. she is going to therapy for it. so i said ok if we are done i need to delete your number and stop contact even though i love you and want to be with you. she agreed we should cut contact but begged me not to delete her number. we havent talked in a week. if she reaches out i would love to give this another go and talk out the problems. any girls have a point of view as to why she would act like this? i think she is putting needles pressure on herself as she thinks her baby clock is ticking.
Life705
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Apr 17, 2015
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Sometimes it takes several breakups for us to realize that the person we are breaking up with will never be able to offer us the loving, committed and fulfilling relationship that we are looking for. We often end up entering into a relationship with them over and over again because we hope that this time everything will be better and he/she will be a different person now. While this might sometimes be the case, more often than not we will be left heartbroken over and over again and finally have to realize that things will likely never work out. Sometimes it's better to acknowledge this sooner than later. Because delaying the inevitable will in the end only leave us more heartbroken and cause us a lot of pain that could have been avoided
Nagisa
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May 11, 2016
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If you are breaking up with the same person on a regular basis it may be time to think about how healthy the situation really is for both you and your partner. What are the reasons for breaking up? Is it always because of the same reasons? Will the situation change?
yoruichigo54
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Mar 10, 2016
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It's common for some relationships, but I don't know if I would say it's normal. A couple should only break up if there is serious problem with the relationship. If two people truly care about each other, they should be willing to communicate about the issue so they can move forward with their relationship instead of opting out when the going gets tough.
TiredWithJoy
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Nov 2, 2015
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Breaking up multiples times means that your relationship show many normal helpful signs. Assertiveness, dispute resolution, reconciliation and willingness to try where you have failed in this past. Of course, repeating past mistakes infinitely is a sign of insanity. If you can learn and grow based on past mistakes, you are taking great steps forward.
Anonymous
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Apr 17, 2016
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Throughout our lives, we all change. We face different problems, have different priorities, and meet new people who shape who we are. Your partner is the person with whom you share all of those changes with, and often it's a case of needing to fall apart in order to fall back together - it may take an emotionally charged action, such as a break-up to realise you're still in love with that person. It really depends on how frequently you break up, and whether the reason you break up each time is fundamentally the same. If you use each time you break up as an opportunity to further understand each other and grow as people, then this is completely personal to yourself and your partner and may be a progressive (albeit turbulent!) means of getting on in your relationship. However, if you're breaking up frequently, and the reason for doing so is the same, consistently causing problems in your relationship, then this is not healthy. If you're making each other unhappy more than you're making each other feel valued and appreciated, then you're not being kind to yourself or your partner by re-entering the battlefield once the war is over.
HoneyStarling
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Mar 6, 2015
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In the same, single relationship? No, not really. A solid, loving relationship is just that. Solid. It doesn't need the heights and lows of drama and chemistry to keep it interesting and attractive. Constant break ups and drama can feel great, but they are exhausting relationships to maintain and can become hurtful or toxic as the 'break up' low swings deeper and deeper.
Thearrow
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Mar 20, 2016
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Oh it is, it surely is, if you really love someone, you have to hit your head in the wall sometimes, love isn't always the easiest thing you experience in life, it is really hard, two people that love each other can break up, sometimes we just need to try new things, or explore other things to prove to ourselves that we really don't want anything else than the person we were with, to prove to ourselves that it is true love, I would say that a good relationship went through break ups, at least once.
Priscilaxx
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May 1, 2015
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Sometimes, that's what it takes to realize if you really want to be with the person. Do what makes YOU happy not anyone else.
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