What do you need to get off your chest?

You know, I broke up with my first love high school bf for nearly the same reason. I wanted to go to college about 8 hours away from where we lived and I didn't see it being able to work and I didn't want him to move his life for me or intervene with my college experience. I almost immediately regretted it.

Not saying that our stories will end up the same, but I do want you to know that there is much more to life at your age than love. I let the love for my ex consume about 10 years of my life. I thought I could never love again and while reading your comment I remembered that I used to feel the exact way you do. The good news is that this will pass. You will love again and you will be able to live on with of without her.

My point is, that I look back on the past 10 years and I wish I had done things differently. I wish I would have snapped out of it and focused on myself. I wish I didn't waste so much time focusing on my love for him. That love limited me from many things and has destroyed many things in my life. I never did go to or apply to my dream school. I let my studies go to crap in my senior year all in the name of love. Life is larger than love and nothing is larger than life.

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