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to miss my ex?

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adviceplease324 · 08/04/2020 22:59

really need advice.

i broke up with my ex last april after just 10 months together (not long i know but it felt like the one) the relationship broke down because a couple of months before i met him i'd had a termination that i felt backed into, and i hadn't given myself time to grieve before getting in a relationship again - so i basically didn't know how to cope with my regret, and i would sometimes get very drunk and just cry and get a bit crazy. i understand why he ended it, i don't really blame him when i look back on it.

i then met my current partner and started a new relationship 4 months after my ex ended things. at first it was great, and i didn't really think of my ex at all, but then in February my boyfriend slapped me and i was really upset, and my ex was the person i told first because we're still friends. i ended up meeting him to catch up and talk to him about the slap (a lot more surrounding it, i didn't know how i felt but was sure i was going to end my relationship). i ended up kissing him. nobody saw, so i haven't told my current partner because to me, when he slapped me, i thought i was going to end it anyway and in my head i kind of think fuck it, he deserved it. (i know i'll probably get slated for this but anyway).

since then my current relationship has been okay, but sometimes i just feel so detached from him. i have dreams about my ex a lot, sometimes i wake up and forget that my boyfriend is my boyfriend, and not my ex. i think about my ex more than is normal, i miss him. he was fun and family oriented, and my current relationship is different. he's unrealistic about money (wants to rent somewhere £1k a month when we can barely afford the £550 we're currently paying, etc), he avoids my family get-togethers, etc.

i dunno. i don't really know what i'm even asking. i don't think i'd end up getting back with my ex if i was single but i just also don't think its fair to be in a relationship with someone that i'm not giving 100% to. this post is a mess, sorry, i just need some advice please?

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TakemedowntoPotatoCity · 08/04/2020 23:07

Get rid of your current boyfriend for a start. He's an abusive arsehole.

JocastaElastic · 08/04/2020 23:20

Get rid of your current boyfriend. If he slapped you once he’ll more then likely do it again. Then maybe be single for a while to catch your breath and take some time to work out what you want. But definitely get rid of the current boyfriend. Definitely.

SandyY2K · 08/04/2020 23:44

You should have ended it when he slapped you.

He avoids your family...bad sign.

You need to be alone for a while, instead of jumping into relationships when you're not over the last one.

adviceplease324 · 08/04/2020 23:57

yeah i do jump into things too quickly, and then i vow to myself i wont do it again, and then i do it anyway. i'm so stupid.

i just don't know how to end things right now as i live with him and have nowhere else i could go at the minute, but i'm torturing myself every night with these thoughts :(

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