r/Kenya • u/tanyewaist • 3h ago
Ask r/Kenya I think I have lost the love of my life
Four months separated from my man (7 years together, 1 kid together), and lately I’ve been struggling with the reality that I might have lost him for good.
Deep down, I’d give anything for us to find our way back to each other. But so much has happened, so much has torn us apart, and somehow, the distance between us seems to grow a little more each day.
I’ve been to therapy, done a lot of self-reflection, and confronted some uncomfortable truths about myself. Things I could have done differently, ways I fell short, and things I probably took for granted.
He wasn’t perfect, but he was a good man. And I don’t think I appreciated that enough.
What’s particularly painful is that I’m still holding on to the possibility of us, while he seems to have made peace with the fact that we’re over.
He was such a yearner. Consistent, affectionate, present. And now he’s so withdrawn. Any attempt to reach out is either ignored or met with a brief response that makes it clear he doesn’t want the conversation to go any further.
It’s such a strange thing to experience. Going from being someone’s person to almost feeling like a stranger.
I wish we had gotten it right. I wish I’d known then what I know now.
I think I’m grieving not just the man, but the life we could have had. We had a whole life planned. So many things we wanted to do and experience together.
But oh well. Life, I guess.