Dump Story: Irreconcilable Differences

By Cajun

Breaking up is the last thing on my list. I’ve only had one girlfriend in my life and we were two months away to celebrating our 7th year together when I called it quits. Liza was my first love and back when we were just starting out, I told myself that I’m going to see her walk down the aisle for me. But things change, don’t they? Things started to shift between us and yeah, maybe got tired of taking care of a love that’s meant to die.

You see, Liza is an independent girl and so was I. We both have different perceptions and beliefs in life, but we managed to reconcile those back then. However, as we grew older and things became more of a responsibility rather than an experience, we realized we couldn’t take each other’s back anymore.

Take our religions for example. I am a catholic and she’s a protestant. It really doesn’t matter to me, but the thing is, she doesn’t spend time doing her responsibility to her church. Whenever I want to attend mass, I’d tell her to attend theirs too and she’d nag me because she wants to spend time with me. She wants everything done her way and I think that’s not possible because I also have things in my mind. Whenever I don’t agree with her, she’d get mad at me and won’t talk to me for a few days. I think that’s kind of childish.
I felt that she needed some growing up to do.

I love Liza, it’s just that she doesn’t want to move on and improve her life. I have my own goals, I have dreams, I have plans and it seems that she’s blocking the way. I don’t want to sound selfish or anything, but maybe when we part ways, she’d realize the need to change. I was the one who ended our relationship and it was so hard for me to see her in tears. I felt sorry, but I know it was for the best. Someday, when she finally decides to get a real life, I might reconcile with her. But until then, we should both grow up without each other’s presence.