Recently I broke up with my significant other, and best friend. I left him because of his unambitious lifestyle and inability to commit. Or at least that's the simple way to tell people who haven't seen us together. Truth is, I was completely in love with my ex, but when we were together, he wasn't. Now for the sake a long standing friendship we both had we're trying to go back to just being friends... And it's not working for me. Breaking off from one another is just going to make him angry and hurt him because he's never understood why I needed space, but to me, I can't even think about moving on and dating someone else if he's still around (not that I want to go jump into a relationship, I just want to move on so that I can someday). He wants everything to go back to the way it was, but I can't tell him about my dates or my flirting anymore. And I don't want him to be the first person I call when I'm upset anymore either. I want to move on, completely, and then someday we can be friends again. How do I tell him something like that? Without fighting with him?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? AngelsColumn answered Wednesday August 15 2012, 1:00 am: You remind me of my bestfriend. She's afraid to tell her EX boyfriend about her new guy she likes afraid of what he will say. Ima tell you the same thing i told her. THERE CALLED AN EX FOR A REASON. There not just an EXample of people you don't want but also an EXample of the type of relationship and life you want to move on from and live something better. You don't need to worry about what he's going to say he's not your concern and your not his. You need to tell him what is on your mind and about you moving on so he can move on and you both can be satisfy. You dont need to argue about something that don't require an argument. Just tell him the truth if he likes it or not shouldn't concern you because your not together. You should be able to have closure without feeling guilty.
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