I ended things with my partner of several years the other evening. It was a build up over time of issues about emotional availability and support. He has moved out and both of us are struggling.
My DD is 3 and lives with me. He has known her almost all her life and lived with us for the last year (her own father only sees her occasionally and has never been around).
The issues in our relationship were never over DD and he was wonderful with her and she absolutely adored him. She is already asking where he is and will struggle massively losing all the love and support he gave her.
I feel utterly heartbroken and completely selfish. Our relationship had slowly eroded my self-esteem and happiness but the thought of damaging my DD is terrifying. Should I have stayed together with him and if not how do I move on from someone I still feel totally in love with? I'm doing my best to be a happy mum for DD but it feels so hard.