ending a relationship to begin with was never easy...
always was...always is...always will
doesnt matter if you'll be the one ending the relationship or vice-versa. Palagi sa huli masasaktan ka or may masasaktan ka. It sucks but that's how life works. Its how the human relationship works.
I had one relationship that lasted for almost 3 years (actually 4 months na lang before 4th anniv namin)I met him when i was in hs, he was in college back then. He was a friend before so in the first phase ng relationship namin, i was very much comfortable with it. Every month we celebrate our "day", he always surprise me with letters,flowers and whatnot (which in the first place the thing that makes me fall for him)..basta he was always that sweet, loving guy. And i was thankful for that. But the problem before was ayaw ng parents ko sa kanya. especially with my mom (huh, whats with the mom thing huh?

). It was only after i graduated hs that he was allowed and WELCOMED in the house. my mom wont even allow him to kiss her hands. And even if he was okie na to visit me sa house, parang nandun na yung "fear" na baka magalit ang family ko. Ako naman, i did everything to make him feel at ease... but one day, i found out that he cheated on me. I feel so lout because ginawa nila (with his friend) akong tanga. They made me believe that it was his friend who wanted to court this girl, eh thnking na "friend" ko rin sya..i help them out, they have this stolen pic from the girl, ako pa nagscan, print ko pa sa pc ko..with my own kodak paper and ink (hehehe:P) then after nun, i even paint the girl's face...bili pa kami ng card...oh well..what sucks is that ang bf ko pala ang may gusto sa girl. no wonder he always talk about this girl pagkausap nya ako sa phone. no wonder he always went to this place para makati nya yung girl.
It hurts so bad..BIG TIME! nanliit ako sobra. one night, i cried big time. iyak ako ng iyak...then i talked to him, he denied everyting (the guts!) but it was too late for him... but still i dont know, di ko alam if tanga ako, if i loved him that much that i accepted his apology and funny...our relationship went on for 2 years pa. but ang hirap...ang hirap hirap pagnawala na yung trust mo sa bf mo. ang sakit sa dibdib, ang sakit magkimkim ng galit.
Nobody is perfect ika nga diba, but about my bf before, it was too much for me to carry. it was too much for me to understand all his burdens in life...all his pains na palagi na lang ako dpat ang magintindi...that ako ang magparaya..ako ang magbigay. that relationship was an eye opening for me. Hindi mo kailangang i-sacrifice lahat para sa mahal mo. Kailangan mo ring magtira para sa sarili mo. or better yet, you have to love yourself first...bago ka magmahal ng iba.
So it was december 2000, when i told him enough. Parang nabunutan ako ng tinik. i feel so sad but i was able to smile...sa kanya naging mahirap because ng nawala ako, thats the only time HE REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT I AM TO HIM..(opps..remmber the thread ni sophist

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Buttom line is, if your relationship becme burdensome, painful and selfish...its not love anymore...the more that you will hurt your self, your partner and your relationship. Yo have to learn to let go. Because loving someone doesnt mean that you have to be together. Sometimes loving means you have to set him/her free.
but now it got me to thinking, my bestfriend told me that having been dump is the best thing she experienced, because she was able to feel the pain, how it feels to be hurt, to be left alone...after all those pain, she learn how to value the person she is with right now. is it true that being dumped will help you to be stronger?
oh well..still breakup hurts!