I got broken up a few months ago. We were friends beforehand and lasted 3.5 years. She was my first everything, and that has been horrible on me. She broke up with me because she felt dependant on me (I wasn't), she lost romantic feelings for me and wanted to figure herself out.
She said that I was an amazing boyfriend, that she wished we would have met in a few years but that now she wants to experiment so she doesn't regret a decision in a few years. She admits that she feels like I loved her more than she loved me, and decided that it was best for both of us to just break up now.
I want a book (or story in any format) that could help me navigate the feelings of confusion, anger, sadness and loneliness that comes with that. Preferably with a male perspective, but I'll take anything. I just would like to see something that could allow me to vicariously live the journey I am in.
by ShawnKestern
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Good Material by Dolly Alderton
This doesn’t center on a breakup or anything, but a big part of it is about a toxic relationship with a female partner and then getting over/moving past that relationship, and it’s told from the male’s perspective:
*Demon Copperhead* by Barbara Kingsolver.
Not sure, but I’m thinking it may feel quite cathartic to read at a time like this. It’s also just a beautiful, absolutely engrossing book from start to finish. A real masterpiece in my opinion. Just be aware that the story begins with the protagonist’s birth and early childhood, so the parts about the romantic relationship(s) come later on.