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Why did he break up with me on our anniversary?
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Hi Janice, I have been dating a guy for 6 months. On our 6 month anniversary he told me that he had made reservations at our favorite restaurant and I could leave the rest to my imagination. When I arrived at his home, he told me that I was his best friend and that he didn't want a relationship. Up to that point, he had not given any indication that he felt this way. Just 2 weeks prior to this, we had gone on vacation together and had a wonderful time. At his work, his co-workers told me that he talked about me all the time. What should I do? Dazed and Confused

Dear Dazed & Confused, The first thing I want to know is this-- did he actually take you to the restaurant for your anniversary dinner? Because I'm left wondering what this guy was really planning. Like he told you that he didn't want a relationship before dinner so he wouldn't have to actually go through with having to pay for dinner.

Nevertheless, it sounds like you never saw this coming and you are in a state of shock. I say that this is because you had taken it for granted that you shared the same relationship goal with your boyfriend. You took the vacation and the co-workers' talk as an indication that he wanted a future with you.

But did you two ever really talk about this?

I'm assuming that you did not talk about the direction that you wanted your relationship to head. In my Focused Points article, "Playmates for a Lifetime," I propose that there are three types of relationships: playmates, companions or life partners. It's now clear that the man you were dating wanted either a playmate or a companion, something that didn't necessarily have to lead towards a future together. You're dazed and confused now because you didn't discuss early on in the relationship -- at the least, before you went on vacation together -- where you wanted the relationship to end up. He most likely would have told you right then and there that he "didn't want a relationship," but wanted a girlfriend with whom he could take vacations with, and talk about with his friends and co-workers.

So take this as a warning! If you want a life partner relationship, a "playmate for a lifetime," make that clear as early in your relationship as you can. Or else you could end up going hungry at your "anniversary dinner."




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