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My ex and I were very happy. I don't know if I believe in love at this young an age, but I'd like to think that's what it was. Problems started when he decided to get new friends, with new habits. His new best friend decided he was "in love with me" and he ruined a lot of things for us when he told my ex. My ex felt it was in our best interest to break it off until his buddy got over me...which I don't feel is going to happy any time soon. As a very very happy couple---should we have broken it off? What was/is our best strategy at this point? I miss him, and I act very differently around him, and as much as I hate admitting it, I'm engaging in new habits of my own to hide my sadness. I don't want this to become something larger than it should be...what should my ex and I do to fulfill our own feelings, and not hurt his friends any more than we have to?

Signed,
~ Tea

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"You need to look out for you and your safety and sanity - his feelings have to come after taking care of you..."
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