Hey guys, I need some advice because I want to break up with my boyfriend, but I want to do it in the least hurtful way. I care about him enough that I don't want to hurt him, and we're also best friends, but I'm just not in love with him anymore. At the moment I'm in Europe on a study abroad trip, but when I'm back home in the states he lives 2000 miles away from me. The only way we can really communicate right now is through email, facebook, and IM. When I get back home though, I'll be able to call him, but that's in about 2 weeks.
So I was just wondering what the best course of action would be? Right now we've been emailing each other back and forth pretty much everyday. I've been acting as if everything is normal when I email or IM him, so he thinks everything's peachy, even though occasionally he has some moments of doubt and insecurity and wonders if I'm cheating on him or found someone else in Europe (which I haven't).
Should I wait until I get back home and do it over the phone? Should I do it now through email? What would be the best thing to say? I've tried to break up with him twice in the past but he always manages to guilt me and talk me out of it. =( He doesn't really have too many people in his life right now, I'm one of his few close friends.
If you want the full story on why I wanna break up with him, I posted a novellette-length thread on the Love Advice Forum. I'd post a link but I'm not allowed to since I'm a new member.
Love,
reeners