P27 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 I already have my mind made up that my 7 year relationship is over. It has been for a number of years and hate confrontation, shame on me. Well the issue is that as a 45+ divorced male, living with a single mom of a special needs daughter, guilt is my first hurdle. I bought a house and had my girlfriend move in with her daughter over 6 years ago, now my mind has been made up that this is going nowhere. I so still love her but as far as long-long term, no. We are so different in many respects and our tastes and interests are falling further and further apart. I have spent a better part of 20 years alone and did just fine, but by breaking up (and knowing how to do it) with her, it would put and her daughter out in streets! She is employed but I have been the major financial support for us and I know she is capable but still, guilt! Just to clarify, there is no one else in my life right now and as I stated, almost 20 years alone so I think I can handle the solitude. Speaking of solitude, there is one point that is blindingly clear to me is that she has been called "Velcro-Woman", and believe me it fits. I can honestly say there are few times in the past 6 years we have ever been apart and I realized that this was the catalyst for my decision to try to end this. So how do I break this all to her aside from being honest, which I have no problem being, but I truly hate confrontations and we have never had a single argument in the 6+ years we have known each other. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Please advise soon, I fear I will burst (figuratively speaking) without some advice.
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