Please tell me it will be okay.

It will hurt and you will feel bad for a while, and you may second guess your decision sometimes, but the fact that you're on this board means you've survived worse and you will be okay.

Rip off the bandaid! Once you get it over with you will feel sweet relief.

*pat pat* you will get through this! And we will be here the whole way.

Do you think he sees this coming at all? If you really feel this is the best thing - its probably better to do it sooner rather than waiting until he finishes the chores. Can you get away for the weekend (since you live together)?

It will be okay...don't be like me and wait 6 years to finally decide to do it. My gut told me something wasn't right after the first few months of knowing him but did I listen noooooooo and the next thing I know is freakin 6 years later!Believe me the longer you take the worse it gets...

It is going to suck at first which is completely normal, but please give yourself a lot of credit for going with your gut here and ending it sooner rather then later. You know you'll be fine after you end it but emotionally it will be hard for a few weeks.
We're here for you if you want support obviously!

You deserve better....you deserve better.....you deserve better!!

I was in your shoes 2 boyfriends ago. I knew from the start we didn't have enough in common and weren't compatible but he was a nice guy and I tried to make a square peg fit into a round hole. Around 9 months we were starting to talk about living together and due to our lack of compatibility it started a lot of fighting. That's when I finally got up the courage to say I couldn't do it anymore. At first I felt terrible, felt bad about hurting him, sad that I was single again and had to put my tail between my legs and go back into the dating pool. But after a few weeks, honestly I was relieved. It's not easy but you WILL feel better once you do it. Now I SMH that we were ever together.

I use to say the exact same thing (bolded) ALL the time when I tried to explain to my friends how I was feeling! I love this forum You guys make me feel SO much better

If that thing is really important to you, you aren't going to be able to ignore it. With us that "big thing" was sex. There was no way it was ever going to work. To be frank, I don't know WHO he will find that will be able to deal with him but I guess there's a lid for every pot.

Of course you'll be ok. As someone else said, the fact that you're already here means that you've been through much worse. Don't prolong the misery. Just rip the band-aid off and do it.

Sorry you're going through this though. It sucks. Hugs to you.

Thanks, ladies. Seriously. Very, very wise women on here.

**hugs** Hope you're feeling a bit better today! You're doing the right thing, and everything happens for a reason!

It's going to suck (breaking up always does) but if you're having these feelings now then you know what you need to do. All we can do is offer support, hugs if you need them, and an open ear to listen. Good luck and stay strong! It will be okay. It gets better with time.