We were together 6 years. There were a LOT of reasons that had been building up over time. A real lack of compatibility and he was such a miserable guy, his negativity was really dragging me down. Then we were supposed to be going to a show in a barn put on by our friends. They announced that there wasn't going to be a bathroom, people would have to pee in the woods. I was on my period, and having a really heavy one so I said no way could I go. He got all pissy with me about that and I had it. So I told him I wanted to break up. I said I feel like our incompatibility has become too great, we've grown in different directions and we're not a good fit anymore. He didn't take it very well at the time, but after several months he said that I was right, and we'd make better friends. So now we're just friends.
—/u/sleepingwideawake
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