Dear cass:

I hope you no longer lie awake in bed at night regretting that you broke up with him. I hope you have peace of mind and heart.

You wrote: “he deserved to be with someone who wanted what he wanted, a future, so I broke up with him”- you didn’t want what he wanted, and that’s okay to want something different. At 16, most people are too young to commit to a future with another person.

“I wanted to feel free”- at 16, it’s understandable, to want to be free from a commitment to another person.

You can start your own thread if you want (go to Forums at the top, go to Categories, choose Relationships and scroll down to the empty boxes), and share more, express yourself, if it helps, and I will read and reply to you. I hope other members do as well.

anita