Double standards go both ways
I wasn't a good partner. At least not all the time, or even most of the time. That doesn't meant I can't be a good partner. But I think for both to flourish then both need the right environment. Unfortunately for her I wasn't able to see it often enough. Or until it was too late. I admit I should have called it off sooner or taken some kind of action to let her know the score. Primarily 2 things stopped me. 1, she would have obviously been upset and given how small the place we lived in was. it would have been fucking unbearable. Moving out and the associated arrangements would have taken weeks at least That would have been unpleasant for both of us. 2 - I can be selfish. I'm not the most selfish person I know but I was a lot during this relationship. Without going in to the specifics, I had a financial interest in keeping me there for a certain amount of time. And true form as soon as that time had passed am unexpected opportunity prese...