I know it hurts right now but I promise you that you will heal and come out even stronger. I stuck with my ex through so much. He went to Job Corps and I was prepared to wait for however long it would take for him to finish up, and I loved him so I put up with the radio silence and long distance. 

When he finally got out of Job Corps, he ended it. All the waiting turned out to be for nothing, and I was honestly heartbroken. It took some time, but I eventually healed from it and saw him for what he was—arrogant, selfish, thoughtless. And then I met my current boyfriend, who checks off all the boxes that my ex did not and then some. 

Looking back, it wasn’t a great relationship but I’m thankful for the experience because it taught me so much and my current relationship has a much more solid foundation because of it. You might not feel like it now, but you’re going to find someone that cares about you like you care for them and you’re going to forget the heartbreak that this relationship caused you. It just takes time to heal.