I am going to condense this story a bit so you all know my situation in a nutshell. I met my Ex in 2011 and at that time I was 20. During the beginning of our relationship I was his " Booty Call" but I was too naive to see it ( since I hadn't been in that situation before). Needless to say, we stopped talking ( he was seeing a new girl) for about a week; when he decided he missed me and wanted to commit into a full on relationship. We moved in together for about 6 months, where he ended up leaving the party life and focused on us. I ended up moving out for personal reasons later. That's when I became insecure and real clingy, because I knew deep down he was going to brake up with me ( which he did). A few months later we settled for just hooking up, but deep down I' ve always wanted more and he knows that. To him, however, it's only sex. Almost two years later we are still calling each other when we are lonely, and hookup for comfort. I' ve lost his respect in this situation, and I just can't seem to gain it back. I want to leave this toxic non-existing relationship, but every time I do he comes back for more. I just fall back into this routine, that deep down only hurts me more. A part of me thinks he'll come around, and maybe he'll realize there's more to us. He never gave us a chance, he just went straight to the single life partying and being with low-class women. In the other hand, I waited finished my degree as an RN, and thought maybe he would want to be with someone with more aspirations now that he's 28. I am turning 23 in a few months and I know there is more for me out there, but I don't know how to get out of this.. any advice will be taken with much appreciation.