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How do I break up with a woman I still love but we're hopelessly incompatible?

I still love my girlfriend of almost a year but our values and motivations in life are not compatible. I know if we stay together it'll lead to a lifetime of chronic misunderstandings and disappointment on both sides. It's going to devastate her but I know in the long run we'd both be better off with partners more compatible. But I don't know how to say it to her. What can I say to her to mitigate the hurt?

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  • 1 year ago
    Favorite Answer

    I think you would do well to simply share what you have told us here, with her. It will also help if you make a single, clean break, rather than lingering on. Good luck and good wishes, it sounds as if you have your head on straight and are doing the right thing.

  • Rick
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    Tell her you care for her but you know it's not going to work, since you don't have much in common.  Just say what you've said here.

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