The ‘Right’ Reason to Break Up With a Good-on-Paper Partner

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A number of years ago, in the immediate aftermath of the prolonged and heart-wrenching breakup that almost ruined my life, a friend sent me an essay she thought I should read. I absorbed the highlights:

Go, even though you love him.
Go, even though he’s kind and faithful and dear to you.
Go, even though he’s your best friend and you’re his.
Go, even though you…