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How can I end this relationship?

I know I need to leave my girlfriend for very good reasons. All my friends and family have told me I need to do it but the problem is that not only is she immature and spoilt, extremely prone to tantrums (she actually folds her arms and starts breathing heavily when she's mad) and revels in the pain of others she believes has done her the slightest wrong, never says sorry, never believes she does anything wrong, always talks as if she is always right, believes her advice is to be adhered to and I could go on.....so not only is she all of that but I sit right across a desk from her at work.

I'm not insanely career minded but I do think I can do well in my current job and I like the company and the people in my office/building quite alot. I have tried looking for another job but it's not materialising at the moment.

She is driving me insane, I mean literally beating my head against a wall insane, literally! I talk to myself about her openly in the street and I don't care who hears me. I have shouted at the top of my voice when I've been on my own and we've been arguing. Sometimes I can almost feel my blood pressure rising by the second.

I'm a naturally calm and decent person who is very laid back and I normally don't care much for what others think of me as long as I'm a good person in life. I hate drama prefer to avoid arguments but I will stand my ground. I am changing when I'm around her. I live in not quite fear of saying or doing the wrong thing but close to it as everything seems to upset her and arguments over the most minor of issues last for days. She has insecurity and confidence issues and needs to be with around or talking to someone constantly either in person or by text or she doesn't feel needed or wanted. Nothing I do is right in her eyes unless she told me to do it. I can't even book holiday at work without okaying it with her. We've talked about both of our issues and I acknowledge I am far from perfect! She doesn't accept that her issues exist mostly. Even her Dad said that she is spoilt and they have a great relationship. We had a massive argument just after Xmas that left me crying uncontrollably in a public space and I lost who I was for while.

I don't want to end up hating or resenting her even though I realise that this paints a rather demonic picture of her. She does have her good points and I would wish that we could someday be friends although I don't think she would be capable of this. So given that I would prefer not to leave my job how should I end this relationship or should I say "delationship" because it's deflating the life essence out of me!!!!..????

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Just call her or meet her for coffee and say it isn't working out, there's too much drama, and you think you should date other people. Don't turn it into some giant thing, just keep it simple and then move on.

  • 1 decade ago

    Virtually everything you've said there reminds me of a relationship I was in a few years ago, and I know how you feel because I felt exactly the same way. (In fact, I can't help wondering if it's the same girl...)

    Unfortunately, I don't think there's ever an easy way out - you just have to be honest and tell her it's not working. Ironically, if you're a decent human being then it's really hard to do this without feeling like the bad guy but if the relationship is making you unhappy, you're surely going to split up at some point anyway. With any luck, she'll see that you wouldn't be doing her any favours by delaying that inevitable moment.

    However you deal with the situation, it's going to be rough for a while. I had to put up with lots of tears, insults and the biggest guilt trip ever... not to mention her friends and family (and others who didn't know the full story) thinking I was a complete b*****d. I've never regretted it though, because if I hadn't taken that decision when I did and stuck to it then we'd probably still be together now. And that thought scares me more than anything.

  • 1 decade ago

    She sounds like a very sensitive and immature person, so you need to be prepared that shes probably not going to accept you're "lets be friends" I'm sure she has good points to her, all of us do. But having good qualities does not dismiss immature behavior. If anything you shouldn't hate her, you should feel sorry for her. Her actions are going to make her a very lonely person in life.

    If you want to end the relationship be blunt, not RUDE or hurtful. Theres a difference between being assertive, and being an ***. Say to her "I'm not going to be treated like this, this relationship is not working out. I hope we can be two civil adults about this..."

  • 1 decade ago

    You are wasting time on someone who you will never be happy with.The longer you wait to end things the harder it will be.Just because she is the person you say she is will not mean than things will go downhill for you if you end things.At least you will be out of the relationship and can find happiness with someone else.She doesn't own or rule you.

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  • 1 decade ago

    OMG i know a women who dose those things too some of those things but she is on ant depressions you need to say it is just not working out i hope she is not your boss

    Good luck to you You might have to move out of state

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