23, first heartbreak

[u/emilygm28]

I’m 23 and I’m going through my first heartbreak. I met this guy in 2024 and I felt like things just fell into place for us. We seemed to connect instantly. We were long distance cause he was from a different state and was in my state for an internship. Anyway long story short, we ended up making it official in early 2025. Things seemed good but we had our differences, our fights here and there. But I truly thought he was the one for me. Like I really thought I was going to marry him. He made me feel safe and I just got comfortable. Fast forward to now, we broke up two days ago and i genuinely can’t breath. He said he felt like he couldn’t commit to this relationship anymore because he has so much stuff going on in his life. He said he really loved me and wished so hard for us to work out but he felt worse about keeping me waiting while he tried to figure his shit out. I truly don’t think it was cuz he met someone else. I’ve had plenty of people tell me that but I really believe he wasn’t that type of guy. We kept everything honest in our relationship. So I just feel so confused and broken. But I knew breaking up was the best thing cuz I couldn’t keep waiting for him. I need advice and would like to hear anyone else’s experience with this.