So guys, you know this "noble idiocy" thing from kdrama...I never imagined I would actually do this myself. I was dating this guy for a while, I thought he was like the perfect guy for me, and we started talking about marriage. But for various reasons, I felt like I wouldn't be able to make him happy and he deserved better. So then I broke up with him without telling him the real reasons, because he's a really nice person and I knew if I told him he would insist that he didn't care about those reasons. He tried calling and texting me after we broke up but I ignored everything.

Having now done this myself, I can confirm that kdramas do portray this situation pretty realistically. It's hard being without someone you love, but it's even harder to think about being with them and them being unhappy while with you. Also there's some element of pride in it too...you don't want the person you love to see you in a bad/difficult state. But man, it's tough. It's been over a year since we broke up, and I still sometimes wonder if I made the right decision or if I'll ever find someone as great as him again. But, I have to just move on with my life.