My boyfriend is furious that I’m breaking up after he insisted on opening our relationship
The individual, a woman in her early thirties, began a relationship with her boyfriend, also in his early thirties, approximately four months ago.
Early in the relationship, they discussed non-monogamy, and the woman stated clearly that she desired exclusivity. They agreed to revisit the open relationship topic after one year.
Recently, the boyfriend brought up the topic unexpectedly, confirming his desire for an open relationship after the agreed-upon year.
This conversation caused sadness in the woman, especially as she was already managing other difficulties in the relationship, leading her to decide the next day that she needed to end things, leaving her questioning if she was being unreasonable.
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The original poster (OP) reached a breaking point because her boyfriend insisted on pursuing his desire for an open relationship, despite their initial agreement and her stated need for exclusivity, which was compounded by his ongoing pattern of dismissing her emotional needs and concerns.
The central question revolves around whether the OP was justified in ending the short-term relationship based on a fundamental incompatibility that was revealed pr****urely, or if she acted rashly by abandoning the commitment to try for a full year despite the known reservations.
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