I was in a relationship for 6 years that was both epic and tragic. When I loved him he didn't love me. When he loved me I didn't love him. Yet we always stayed close to one another. I thought he was my partner for life.
We finally ended everything last summer. We had a fight that was a long time coming and he said he didn't love me anymore, that I couldn't hurt him anymore. I said I hated him. I said he wasn't being fair. I said it's about time we cut ourselves off from one another.
I didn't mean anything I said.
I saw him again and he said that being with me was like a kind of self-torture.
I said yes. I said I know what you mean.