Because they already did their grieving while they were dating you. Nobody who's in a loving committed relationship wakes up with the thought of leaving someone on Monday, and then follows through with it on the coming Thursday. It takes time. When leaving someone first enters their mind, they push it away. They feel guilty for even having the inkling of that. They're with an amazing person, they should feel lucky! In an effort to get rid of those thoughts, they redouble their effort in the relationship. They initiate sex more, they get you a bunch of little gifts, they start planning trips. Anything to rekindle the spark they once had. But the feeling doesn't go away. So they start googling help at work. They keep hoping that what they're feeling is just due to stress of some new situation in their life. But nothing is helping. And that thought isn't going away. So they confide in a close friend. They go out for drinks, and after weeks or even months of...
A brown Boy writer who is trying to make a daring choice in life. An avid reader, Potter head. A cup of Coffee with Dostoevsky's novel to keep my misery intact.