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#RI-69f8714a·5 months ago·
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To break up with my younger boyfriend.

I tried to leave my boyfriend after an LSD trip made me realize I was mothering him and he was unmotivated. I feel ashamed for getting into the relationship and terrible for hurting him.

What I wish I knew
"I wish I had realized how much I would have to mother him and how unmotivated he was for his own life."
If I could tell you one thing
"Don't stay with a partner who you have to parent and who holds you back from your own goals."
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