friends help: I have been with my boyfriend for a year. - Help.com

Tell him you guys need to take a break from each other. Maybe a month apart will do you good and will give you a new perspective on your relationship and maybe will help you decide if you want to continue with him or not. Do it for your own sanity.

nobody can “not let you break up” with them. It’s your choice. If you want to end it, then do. Just avoid him. Good Luck. I know that it hurts, but sometimes it is better to let go.

I don’t think it’s a fear that you have. I think is that you already have seen this relationship ran its course and you’re just ready for something or someone new whom you actually can get along with. It’s natural. Don’t stay with him for mere habit. Habitual relationships are the most destructive ones and sometimes you find out that you waste weeks, months, and even years in a relationship that you knew from the get go was not going to work out but you waste all that time anyway. By then, you cannot get that time back or can turn the clock back. Some people resign themselves to being in relationships like yours just because they think they cannot find anybody else better or someone who will treat them better. The worst part about that is that they put that into their heads and are never able to get rid of that. That’s when they beat themselves at this game you call love but it’s not really love, it’s mere habit that you become addicted to and can never shake it off. Time for you to move on. Believe me, in the end you will see your boyfriend when he’s your ex as someone whom you loved and cared for but will only cherish the good memories and will not think about the bad ones. He, in turn, will do the same for you. You both will be happier in the long run. And if you and him should ever run into each other in the future, you will see each other more affectionately and more maturity will make you see the error of your ways. At least that’s how I see it.

I would definitely break up with him. This does not sound like a happy, healthy relationship and your just wasting your time trying to make it work when there is probably a much better man out there for you. And, what do you mean “he won’t let you”? Is he controlling too? Get rid of him, start over and find someone who will appreciate you and make you always feel comfortable! Life is too short to waste time on people who make you miserable!