I hate my relationship with my partner. Ever since we had to move two years ago, they've talked about nothing but their ex. They dream about their ex. They've spent every day crying over their ex. I feel like they love their ex more than they love me. They've cried about their ex on their own birthday, on my birthday, on Christmas, on Valentine's Day, on our anniversary. Their whole personality has become about their trauma. And I feel like I'm stuck in this relationship because I'm financially dependent. If I left them, I'd have nowhere to go. I have no family and no friends. I'm isolated. Captive. Trapped. That's why I want to die. To get out and find some form of freedom. I don't have the resources to make it on my own. Honestly, the one solace is that I'm ace and they haven't been pushy about sex.
I feel so worthless. Despite everything, I do love my partner. I just hate our dynamic, but I don't see it changing. And honestly, their ex was better to them then I ever can be. And the worst part is that their ex wasn't even actually dating them. It was a situationship, but it means so much to them that I'm just here to fill space. I'm constantly reminded that I'll never be as good as the ex, never know my partner as well as the ex did, never be was caring as the ex was. No matter how hard I try, I'll never be good enough. Why bother living when the only person in my life constantly tells me how much their ex cared for them?