My bf (M32) has had serious mental health issues for more than 7 months now. He has unaliving thoughts, depression and anxiety. We’ve been together for 6 years and lived together for 5. A month ago he told me he cannot live with me anymore because he needs to sort himself out, get help, and he doesn’t want me to be his carer, he says he doesn’t want me to suffer because of that. He says he loves me and I believe him. I love him dearly too.
So yes, it is happening, we are moving out and I got my own place. I’m in shambles, often crying and heartbroken. We’ve had countless conversations, I explained that being in a relationship means being together for better and worse and I want to be there for him, by his side. But he says he just cannot do it and I have no other option but to respect that.
We agreed we are not breaking up and it’s just a bump that we can (hopefully) overcome, but tbh it’s hard to believe that this step backwards can help us in any way.
He will stay with his mum, she will take care of him and help him to get his health back to normal. I, on the other hand, am heartbroken and in pain. He is my soulmate, the love of my life. I cannot imagine my life without him. What’s making it worse is that I moved countries for him and I dont have my closest family here. My mum is 23+ hours away and that’s just killing me too.
Has anyone got a similar experience with a happy ending? What are your thoughts on this situation, do we even have a chance of working this through?