This morning as I hear the birds singing, the Hawaii water happily crashing upon the shore and the laughter of those early morning joggers, I sit here confused and very sad. I have been in a long-distance relationship with my girlfriend for 1 whole year now. I fell completely head over heels for this girl at the beginning of our relationship, I even thought about marrying her and having kids. She was there for me every single day for 6 months when I got deployed and that is something great! However, being in a long-distance relationship can be like a mirage...
When you are in a long-distance relationship and you have never really "lived" with that person for more than 5-7 days, it can be an eye opener once you decide to move in with each other. This happened to me. From a long-distance relationship standpoint, I felt like she was absolutely perfect. She was beautiful, smart, creative and very caring to me so I decided to fly her out here and live with me for 4 months. It is sad that the more I got to know her, the more I realized that even though I love her, I cannot marry this person. Even though we have had many wonderful memories together during that 4 month time, I remember on many many occasions telling my self, "I dont need this sh**!, I cannot wait until she leaves".
This is why I am so sad this morning, I love her but I have to break it off.
I feel SO bad because even though her and I talked about our concerns with our relationship, I decided to "fake" it for the remainder of the 4 months so that it would not be a living nightmare. She is now flying home and I have to face the music.... I have to break up with her when she gets home without shattering her heart. Even though we have had our troubles, on the inside she is a sweet girl. The timing was not right I guess you can say. I am having apprehensions to break up with her because I do not want to hurt her.
Please help me.