how to leave someone you love?

Question

me and my first love are 17. we’ve been together for 3 years and i really love them however im not getting what i need and crave in a relationship. the spark seems to be gone and we always do the same things every time we see each other regardless of me trying to make plans. they refuse to meet my family because they’re anxious, which i understand but it’s still something i need considering it’s been 3 years. anyways i don’t want to leave them but i feel like i need to or i’m going to resent them and feel like i’m missing out on having something more which isn’t fair for either of us. how do i leave? what do i even say to make it easier?

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You can't make it easier. It's never easy to break up. But you have to do what's best for you. And frankly, at 17, you are not the same person you were at 14 and you'll change more as you go into adulthood. You change a LOT during these years. Sometimes we just don't grow in the same direction as our partners. It stinks, but it happens. Just be honest. If your needs aren't being met, you're not happy and they are unwilling to work on it, then breaking up seems like the best choice, even if it's the hard one. It will hurt, but staying in a situation where you're not happy is worse than the pain of moving on.

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Just tell the person every you just wrote in this post. They deserve some explanation. Also some of what your describing can happen when your dating someone for that long. Find ways to switch things up. Take risks

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Tell him look this isn’t working out anymore. The relationship no longer serves you. And you are realizing that you outgrew the relationship. You realize you are settling. Guilt or obligation isn’t a reason to stay with them. You deserve happiness, you deserve better than just settling. Take the time to heal before you move on. Don’t date out of loneliness. Otherwise you end up with crap. Date when you are whole and healed not when you are looking for someone to fix or complete you. You end up used and taken advantage of because they know you don’t want to be alone and use that to their advantage to get away with murder. You know this is the right thing to do. Effort is missing. Things aren’t getting better. Stop wasting your time. Move on.

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Hace you discussed any of this?

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how to leave someone you love?

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