I’m a 24 years old woman in a five month relationship with my 30 years old boyfriend, whom I’ve known for about eight months. We come from different backgrounds mine being Christian, and his Hindu Gujarati. Early on, he told his parents about me, but they rejected our relationship due to religious differences. Around that time, he also lost his job and, feeling overwhelmed, tried to end things, wanting to focus on one challenge at a time. Despite that, we reunited.
During our brief breakup, though we still communicated via text, he had a one time hookup. When confronted, he initially denied it but later admitted it happened in the heat of the moment, citing the overwhelming circumstances. Now, he’s living with his family, who are apparently monitoring his communication with me, leading him to take a break from our relationship. He sends me a message every three days and says this will continue for the next three months or until he secures a job.
He’s promised that regardless of his job situation, he’ll come back to me. While he’s always been attentive to my emotional needs, I now feel excluded from his life and unloved, as if he’s begun to take me for granted. I’m willing to wait if he’s genuinely committed, but I don’t want to waste my time and love if he’s not sincere. I feel torn about what to do next.