Katie,

You stated that It just sucks falling for someone who you know isn’t what is best for you.

You already *know* that he isn’t what is best for you.

Women (it’s usually women) have a hard time leaving someone because of the reason “I cannot leave him because I LOVE him.”

I think of two things, 1) from their Family Of Origin, that kind of person was influential in imprinting what (dysfunctional) love means, 2) this tells me that you don’t know how to love yourself by putting up with such behavior.

Yet everytime I try and let him go I still get so upset because I know I will miss him a lot

Getting upset by missing him is one kind of pain.  Being disrespected, unloved, and not connected emotionally because of his immaturity is another kind of pain.  Which one would serve the best of you?  What kind of person you want to be?

It does take courage.  It is easier to tolerate a known pain rather than go into unknown territory.

Mark