Have you ever had to break up with someone knowing they genuinely loved you?

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Few months after an ex moved out from a breakup, I found her diary and so much of it was her talking about wanting us to have kids and her obsessing over me.

This is the curse with wanting all or nothing.

[CaptainOverthink]

No.
But several times stop a romantic pursuit/ambition or sabotage a friendship because we're getting too close and one of us are not available.

If I care, it's too obvious that I do, I can't hide it and if she does too.. usually the intensity is reflected. It's just too problematic and downstream leads to too much pain and breach of character. I'd rather we face the truth and endure lesser bittersweet pain now than all that destruction.

[AviatorTom]

My uncontested amicable divorce after 20 years of marriage was like that, for each of us. It was time to go our separate ways.

[DizzyDesii]

I can only think of one or two relationships where he didn't love me in return but even then only one of those were the result of a breakup. Most of the breakups were with guys who loved me and I loved them but since we were on two different timelines despite wanting the same thing, one us had to you do what we had to do. For example we may both want kids but one of us wants them in a year and the other wants them in 5 years. Nope.

[PeachyPie93]

I know one did but I am pretty sure he was sick of me anyways not sure of my other boyfriend?

[OlderAndWiser]

Yes, absolutely. It takes more than love to make a relationship work.

[exitseven]

Yes, I broke up with her over the phone late one Saturday night after agonizing over the decision for months. The last thing she said to me was that she loved me.

[SeriouslyNotSerious]

Yes, even if the feelings were mutual. Sometimes right person, wrong time.

[luvstoned4him]

No because I've never met anyone who genuinely loved me

[LiamJHayden]

I think every relationship I've ended there was mutual "love" just no longer any romantic love.

[HawkPerception]

No, but all of my exes did

[Radiate143]

I don't think anyone ever has so, no.

[missindiana93]

Nope. But sounds like you lost a good woman.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

I had to dump her. She wanted something different than me. And even though she tried not to let my lifestyle bother her, she went crazy because of all my business trips and insane schedule.

It was only going to get worse once we had kids. If you love someone you can't do that to them. Especially when I know she's going to find someone who will be everything she's looking for.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

This is a painful experience :/

[Pterodon]

Yes I have and it really sucks