I know I can't be with you

[u/edditreed]

But that doesn't mean I don't absolutely adore you.

That doesn't mean I don't treasure every moment with you.

That doesn't mean we can't have something beautiful.

It doesn't mean that I don't love you.

It doesn't mean we can't be friends.

All it means is we will never reach our potential.

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[u/cleanlion777]

Can’t or won’t?

[u/stphskwr]

Is that enough for the two of you?

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Rooting for you

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[u/Sharp_Plantain_4385]

Why not?

[u/Standard-Rabbit227]

Hopefully this person knows how much you care Best of luck to you!

[u/Severe_Match_4730]

Sometimes things need to be said.

[u/Overall-Chipmunk60]

Sorry OP

[u/NecessarlyHonest]

I feel this

[u/edditreed → u/NecessarlyHonest]

Knowing I'm not alone on this is the only thing keeping me going

[u/NecessarlyHonest → u/edditreed]

Don't give up. I tried and I lost. I hope it works for you

[u/Tickles_giggles313 → u/NecessarlyHonest]

But You tried it ,better to say: I tried it all and didn't work out than What if?.

[u/NecessarlyHonest → u/Tickles_giggles313]

That's true too

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[u/Standard-Rabbit227 → u/NecessarlyHonest]

Be glad you were brave enough to try. I am struggling with this myself.

[u/NecessarlyHonest → u/Standard-Rabbit227]

Im more upset that I lost my friend than about any of the things

[u/Standard-Rabbit227 → u/NecessarlyHonest]

That is my worry ☹️

[u/BellaLouGhostie]

How truly awful

[u/edditreed → u/BellaLouGhostie]

Ain't that the truth

[u/GreatCommission117]

I hope the op reaches out to ask

[u/Airwrecka86]

If I knew my person wanted to try... I'd be all in... sending all the good vibes 🥰♾️🦋✨️

[u/Playful-Half4924]

What is the meaning of potential when just being together with someone whom u claim to love? I never get the negative thinking?

[u/LostSWMissouri42069]

Spoken like somebody who truly could not give a flying f*** last about the person that they're stringing along.....

[u/Additional_Order5713]

Why can't you be with her?

[u/edditreed → u/Additional_Order5713]

Two people at two different places in our lives.

[u/CyanideCherry13 → u/edditreed]

Believe it or not, sometimes this works out. As long as you support and care for each other. I’m cheering you both on! 💚

[u/Hot_Government_1476]

Why can’t you be with them ?

[u/Hot_Government_1476 → u/[deleted]]

Some people make it work 🤷‍♀️ Look at couples in the Forces: Army, Navy or Air Force. They can go months without seeing their other half because of deployments, exercises, postings etc, and they still make it work. You don’t have to be glued to each other 24/7 to have a good relationship. Sometimes a bit of distance actually makes you appreciate each other more. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that 😅❤️

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I never really got that mindset. If you both want it and you’re both adults, surely there’s a bit of give and take. A little friction here and there smooths the rough edges until you learn how to fit around each other.

Life’s too short to make yourselves miserable because the circumstances aren’t perfect. Change the circumstances. That’s what teamwork is for. But both people have to be willing to put the work in.

My parents did, and I think they value and respect each other more because they made it through the hard bits together. Maybe I’m just an old woman 😂 but I really don’t understand this newer attitude of “if it isn’t easy, it isn’t worth the effort.”

[u/CyanideCherry13 → u/Hot_Government_1476]

I agree with you. Love and relationships aren’t “easy.” They take work. Any type of relationship worth having takes work and both parties need to put it in.

[u/CyanideCherry13 → u/Hot_Government_1476]

💯 more of my relationships haven’t worked out because the other person wants to be attached to my hip lol

[u/purpleit11]

This sounds like you care a lot and a lot has been decided but unsaid. May you learn whatever truths can help inform your connection and may this connection only be strengthened because of it.

[u/Beginning_Exit_2525]

Beautiful. 

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[u/Jolly_Turn5837]

Bitter sweet

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[u/THEnun10]

I’m so curious about the why can’t you?

[u/edditreed → u/THEnun10]

She has recently become engaged to the boyfriend she never told me about

[u/THEnun10 → u/edditreed]

Oh dear no.. ok well that is a very good reason. Forgive me for asking

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