Berteau Posted August 25, 2019 Posted August 25, 2019 I broke up with a girl who I had been seeing for 9 months, and she confessed she was deeply in love with me two months before, but I was just not feeling strongly enough unfortunately. It’s been hard on me knowing I hurt someone so deeply that I did care a lot about, and I do still miss her as we spent so much time together. Is this guilt normal?
The Outlaw Posted August 25, 2019 Posted August 25, 2019 Rejection/breaking up hurts both sides, so yes, it's normal. 1
ExpatInItaly Posted August 26, 2019 Posted August 26, 2019 Yes, it's normal. When I broke up with my first serious boyfriend, it troubled me a lot to know how much I had hurt him. Even more than 15 years after the fact, I can still remember the look on his face when I broke the news that I wanted to end it. That guilt stayed with me for quite a while. It does diminish over time, though. I had to remind myself that staying with him would ultimately have led to even more pain, as I surely would have eventually left and didn't want him to get even more invested in a future together.
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