We have been together for 4 years. We have lived together for 2 of those years and traveled for 1. He is currently overseas for work and has been gone for a few months and will be gone for a few more. I've had the feeling that this is not the right relationship for me for a while, but we have always had something planned in the near future and we have SO much fun together so I never broke it off.

This past week I was feeling very stressed and unable to sleep or eat because I knew I had to do something. The conversation just happened because he could tell that something was wrong. This isn't the first time we have talked about me being unhappy, but I still think he was feeling blindsided. He has called me a couple of times since and I have been firm and just apologized a lot as I don't want to give him some false hope.

He is devastated and I feel so awful because he has never really done anything wrong. On paper we look like such a great couple, I just feel like something is missing. Today I got a beautiful email from him basically saying how much he loves me and he knows that we can work on whatever is wrong. I have no idea what to do. I am still pretty sure that he is not the one I should be with, but I am having little doubts now. He wants to give me everything I want in life (a house, a happy relationship and kids) but there is some weird nagging feeling I have.

I guess more than "what do I do?" I should be asking: how do I handle this guilt, and is there anything I can do to make this easier on him?
user
Breaking it off with boyfriend due to unhappiness, feel like he is trying to get me back despite all our previous talks. Help with guilt, and is there anything I can
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We have been together for 4 years. We have lived together for 2 of those years and traveled for 1. He is currently overseas for work and has been gone for a few months and will be gone for a few more. I've had the feeling that this is not the right relationship for me for a while, but we have always had something planned in the near future and we have SO much fun together so I never broke it off.

This past week I was feeling very stressed and unable to sleep or eat because I knew I had to do something. The conversation just happened because he could tell that something was wrong. This isn't the first time we have talked about me being unhappy, but I still think he was feeling blindsided. He has called me a couple of times since and I have been firm and just apologized a lot as I don't want to give him some false hope.

He is devastated and I feel so awful because he has never really done anything wrong. On paper we look like such a great couple, I just feel like something is missing. Today I got a beautiful email from him basically saying how much he loves me and he knows that we can work on whatever is wrong. I have no idea what to do. I am still pretty sure that he is not the one I should be with, but I am having little doubts now. He wants to give me everything I want in life (a house, a happy relationship and kids) but there is some weird nagging feeling I have.

I guess more than "what do I do?" I should be asking: how do I handle this guilt, and is there anything I can do to make this easier on him?
user
Broke off 4 year relationship due to stress, feeling a little guilty about it now, how do I deal with this pressure/guilt/hurt feelings and is there anything I can do to
assistant