What's your sad love story?

i fell in love with him basically the first day i met him. shortly after, he got himself a girlfriend. he'd brag to me every day about how beautiful and amazing she was. i was happy that he found someone that made him so happy. months go by and things are getting rough between him and his girlfriend. he no longer texts me about how happy he is, but how sad he is, because he is afraid that she doesn't love him anymore. then the day came when she broke up with him. it was devastating for me to see how hurt he was. his depression relapsed and it was heartbreaking. he thought everything was his fault and i tried convincing him it wasn't. a few months go by and i try to step in. i start flirting with him a bunch and he flirted back. i'd try to say whatever i could to put a smile on his face and genuinely compliment him a lot. we both then confessed our love for each other and began dating. i was happy, he was happy. or so i thought. maybe 2 months or so into our relationship, he completely stopped talking to me one day. i tried to contact him every way i could but he never replied. i just gave up at one point because i was sure he just didn't want me anymore. a month later he messages me that he attempted suicide. i couldn't breathe. i didn't know what was going on and i didn't know he was feeling suicidal again. it was definitely a bittersweet moment because i was so happy he was back, but i was really sad about his mental health. he still seemed unsure about talking to me and thought we should take a break because of how he was feeling. i didn't want him to leave me but i respected his opinion and i just wanted him to be happy. he told me he loved me but i didn't believe him, so i asked him how he knew. he gave me three reasons, and they were very reassuring. we continued to talk every day and our relationship did indeed continue. weeks later, my depression relapsed as well. things were getting bad and i ended up in the hospital one night. i think we are both in the process of healing currently but i have this fear that lingers with me every day that i am going to lose him. the end.

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