I'm thinking about breaking up with my girlfriend. I love her a lot but I've never dated anyone else but her and i'm worried that we're getting rly codependent. and i'm also not sure if i'm even in the right mental state rn to be in a relationship. I think being single would take off alot of stress, but at the same time, i'm scared she won't be ok without me. I don't want to hurt her and breaking up with her would hurt her badly. Plus I have a feeling if I broke up with her i'd feel so guilty about it that i wouldn't be able to function either. I rly want to be there for her but i also want to take some time away from her and i'm seriously worried she wouldn't survive that... :( What do I do?
Maybe consider instead of doing a permanent and total breakup suggesting to her that you try a temporary break from the relationship or something similar (it sounds like cutting off all contact would also be a bad idea here - best option might be to try reconfiguring the relationship some before you consider severing it entirely)
