I want to start off by saying that I am a massively weak-willed person and it is extremely hard for me to disappoint people or tell someone "no" for my own personal reasons. Basically I have a lot of trouble putting myself first in any situation.

My relationship with my current girlfriend is coming up on a year soon. There's not a lot of history to explain. The basic point is that she is extremely dedicated and committed to this relationship and has so far had no reason to believe that I am not also equally as committed. The problem is I am not in love with her, and I am unhappy in the relationship, and have been for a long time. She talks about how much she loves me frequently, and I respond the same way because I physically can't bring myself to tell her the truth. She has done nothing wrong and doesn't deserve any pain, and I feel like a fucking piece of shit for lying to her face so much, but I can't even muster up enough willpower to tell her when I dont want to hang out, let alone break up with her. And now our anniversary is coming up and I feel sick to my stomach knowing I'm going to have to put on a facade of love throughout the whole thing. I know that the answer to this problem is to just tell her the truth. I'm just so disgusted with myself for lying to her for so long that I would never forgive myself for the amount of pain I'd put her through if I broke up with her now, but I get more and more entrenched in my own lies with every day I let pass. I know there's not a whole lot that can be done or said, but I wanted to see if anyone could possibly offer any advice.
user
I'm a mess and can't get out of a relationship. I have been lying to my girlfriend for a long time, and I feel like a piece of shit for lying to her face so much. How can I stop lying to her, and how can I stop feeling like such a
assistant
I want to start off by saying that I am a massively weak-willed person and it is extremely hard for me to disappoint people or tell someone "no" for my own personal reasons. Basically I have a lot of trouble putting myself first in any situation.

My relationship with my current girlfriend is coming up on a year soon. There's not a lot of history to explain. The basic point is that she is extremely dedicated and committed to this relationship and has so far had no reason to believe that I am not also equally as committed. The problem is I am not in love with her, and I am unhappy in the relationship, and have been for a long time. She talks about how much she loves me frequently, and I respond the same way because I physically can't bring myself to tell her the truth. She has done nothing wrong and doesn't deserve any pain, and I feel like a fucking piece of shit for lying to her face so much, but I can't even muster up enough willpower to tell her when I dont want to hang out, let alone break up with her. And now our anniversary is coming up and I feel sick to my stomach knowing I'm going to have to put on a facade of love throughout the whole thing. I know that the answer to this problem is to just tell her the truth. I'm just so disgusted with myself for lying to her for so long that I would never forgive myself for the amount of pain I'd put her through if I broke up with her now, but I get more and more entrenched in my own lies with every day I let pass. I know there's not a whole lot that can be done or said, but I wanted to see if anyone could possibly offer any advice.
user
I have been in a relationship for way too long and I am worried about the future. I feel ill with myself for lying to my girlfriend for so long, but I want to tell her the truth, and I've basically lost all faith in myself.
assistant