Hi,
A few days ago, my girlfriend and I split up. Or at least i think we did. We have had a few problems down the line, mainly insecurity issues. We have been together for just under a year and it has been a long distance relationship. Her previous relationship was with someone who was extremely abusive, both physically and mentally and since then she has been depressed. She has been going through counselling for a number of months an her GP has put her on antidepressants because she is so down and even had suicidal feelings.
When we first got together, about a year ago, things were perfect and even after a a week of being with each other, we both realised that we were in love. However, a few months in she said she had been hiding how much her past relationship had affected her. It has made her depressed and she takes things out on me because i'm the closest person to her. Also, because of her ex she is extremely insecure and always thinks im cheating etc, which i would never ever do because i love her so much.
We had planned to move in together before the end of the year, however a few months ago she told me that she cheated on me. She admitted it straight away and said it was the biggest mistake of her life. She said that she couldnt explain why she did it, but she felt scared of moving away from friends and family and just wanted to feel like she had no responsibilities.
I forgave her for this, and took her back. I put it down to the fact she is depressed and stuff to do with her ex. Also, i really dont understand how her mind works, and she doesnt think rationally or like a 'normal' person. Things were going really well, she put aside her insecurities and started to treat me perfectly. This was short lived and she soon began to become insecure again. It is not only her that is insecure though, because i worry every time she goes out etc because of what has happend in the past.
Anyway, during our relationship, she has been depressed and cut herself off from her friends. She said that i was the only thing in her life that made her happy and without me she wouldnt want to exist. However, after taking anti depressants for a month, she started to seem happier and started socialisng more and seeing friends she has seemed a little distant with me and has questioned wether she truly wants me. This was heartbreaking because of how she used to be. One week she will say she loves me more than anything and wants a future, then the next week she will go out with her friends and not come home until the next morning ( i believe her when she says she ahsnt cheated) and starts to question her feelings, saying she wants to feel young and have fun etc. (im 25 and she's 22)
She quit her job a few weeks ago because she found it unbearable and it made her extremely unhappy. She would call me saying she was crying in the toilets and that she couldnt cope. Therefore when she quit her job, she thought she would become happy and that we would be perfect as a result of her finally being happy. This doesnt seem to be the case, and it seems to have worsened things. Our plan was that she would apply for jobs where i live and we would move in together.
So, this week, she was supposed to be staying at my house for 2 weeks, and applying for jobs where i live, so we could finally live together. Things were perfect (so i thought) and she seemed really happy. Then after a few days, she said she felt isolated and didnt want to move in anymore because she would miss her friends and family too much. But in the past she has said this isnt a problem and she could visit them. Then, the day after, she told me that she didnt have the same feelings for me and wasnt happy.
This came as a complete shock to me. I thought that when she quit her job, we would be perfect as she would be feeling happy. She told me that she does still love me, and would do absolutely anything to get the feelings back. When i asked her if she wanted to be with me, she said she did, but didnt see how it would work. So she has gone home for some space to see how she feels and if she misses me etc. She said that she hopes she misses me enough and realises shes made a huge mistake.
The same day she went home, she text me saying that she loves me and misses me. I'm so confused and dont know what to do. i truly believe we could be perfect and have an amazing future. ive never met anyone as perfect (even though we have our problems) and i just want things to be the same.
Sorry for the essay, i just feel so lost and confused about how she feels, and i dont know what to do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.