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How do you let go of someone that you still love?

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This is a serious problem for me. Someone asked me out and I said yes.. but I think now(a year later) it was a mistake. I feel that I said it mostly out of fear that no one loved or cared for me, and I wanted desperately to be cared about. As my ex had recently left me, I felt incredibly alone and worthless. An ache was in my heart that I cannot possibly describe. So I said yes to be this other guys girlfriend.. and I DID have feelings for him... but I think not as much as he does for me now. The thing is, he is incredibly in love with me and cares TOO much. This is scaring me. And I think now that I cannot be with him.. I don't know why.. maybe it is a fear of committment.. but I feel it is something more. There is doubt deep inside me that is whispering all the time this is wrong. Even though I do love this person.. I feel it is time for me to leave them. How can I find the strength to do this? How can I go on knowing I hurt someone in this way, as well as myself? I need help. Is it possible to stop loving someone?