EJ22

Around two months ago my bf broke up with me-we're both quite young and after two years he got cold feet and said he wasn't ready for the commitment in light of issues of long distance in the coming years etc. We've been NC for a while now so I'm not sure what the future holds, but over the past couple of months this thread has made me feel so much better. Not because I think that my bf will necessarily come back but because it gives me hope that everything will work out one way or another in the end Anyway, as it's Valentine's Day I thought I would share some stories: -My best friend's parents split up for six months when they were going out and then got back together-they were married for 20 years before the wife sadly passed away. -My next door neighbours got together very young, after a couple of years split up for a while, dated other people and eventually got back together-they have been married for 30 years now with 3 children. -My other friend's parents split up for a year when they were younger because of long distance, but when the guy came back they realised no one else compared and got back together. -One of my friend's neighbours had been married to her husband for 60 years when he passed away suddenly late last year. She told my friend that when they were younger they had been separated for 2 years and somehow managed to find their way back together. At first the woman was unsure but she stuck with it and it turned out to be a very happy and lasting marriage! -Someone I went to school went out with her first love for about 2 years, broke up and dated a string of other people, and then got back together with him in late 2013. They just recently announced they're expecting their first child! -My friend's cousin dated a guy for two years, and then broke up with him as she was kind of bored with the relationship. They were separated for about two years I think, though kept bumping in to each other as they lived in the same city. One day she realised she still had feelings for this guy and reached out to him. They got back together and although there have been some bumps along the road, apparently they seem very happy and are even talking about getting married soon. I only really realised I knew so many people who had broken up and got back together again after I started reading this thread, but it just goes to show that getting back together happens all the time! Sometimes a break up can even be beneficial for a couple long term if they take the time apart to grow and mature as individuals. If it's meant to be, it will happen