15 Times Women Realized Love Isn’t Always Enough

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“I realized love wasn’t enough when I dated a guy with alcoholism. He was the kindest, funniest, most caring and loving person when he was sober, but when he drank too much, he turned angry, and he scared me. After almost a year together, I couldn’t bring myself to make excuses for him anymore.”

“I couldn’t put up with his behavior, excuses, broken promises, and honestly, his entire lifestyle. Even though he was almost 30 with a pretty stable career, he was living in an apartment (that his rich family owned and let him live in) that was a pig sty, constantly littered with weed and beer cans. He cared for me as best as he could, but behind closed doors, he could barely take care of himself.

This relationship also taught me that two things can be true. You can love someone and love so many things about them, AND they can have things about them that you can’t put up with, and can’t fix. It was the hardest love to let go of, and I still cry about it often.”

—EnthusiasmFit2435