How to walk away from someone you love?

[montherobaidat]

I need to walk away from my boyfriend. I do love him and i talked to him many times and yet nothing has changed and i am tired.
He is not giving me the attention i deserve. Last time we went on a real date was 5 months ago, and all other times we see each other is when i pass by his work on his break. Maximum an hour of i get lucky
We did speak about future and how is he thinking about me seriously in spending the rest of our lives together
But its all words and i don't see any actions of his care or presence.
I know nothing will change and i gave up on him i just Don't have the guts to leave him but i really need to i am always down and worried and sad
But i love him a lot
HELP?

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Recognize that love, while intense, is not enough. You are not being shown you are loved, he’s assuming you just know, he doesn’t realize you never stop putting in effort to make a relationship work. He’s likely not bothering to act because he doesn’t recognize your feelings, whether you’ve told him this or not. He probably will act if you threaten to leave, or just leave without telling him, but my question is this: is the promise of commitment enough when it only happens because the other option is being alone? Do you feel it is genuine when that happens, or an act of selfish desperation? Harden your heart, recognize that love isn’t enough to make a relationship work. Leave quietly, and notice how he does nothing to stop you until you’re already gone.

[DishLady]

You just have to be strong and walk away. Talk to him and tell him things aren't working out. Be very clear and brief. List the problems calmly without placing blame. He needs to know that you're serious about leaving him but not resentful that you're BLAMING him for needing to leave. Ok?

The healing process is going to take time -- approximately one week for every month you've been together for your heart to heal. Physically and socially you probably won't have all that time to yourself, so just take things one day at time... Some days will be better than others.

[BetaBucks]

You aren't living together so there's nothing to do besides telling him it's over. Write a text out in your notes on your phone. Look at it again, 24 hours later, make the edits it needs, and send it. Get as much detail it it as possible. Don't go back and forth with him. Don't take calls from him. Just tell him you're done.

[Anonymous]

Right foot, left foot, right foot, left foot.