I’m Christian and my ex is Muslim. We separated 5 months ago because both of our families strongly disapproved of the relationship due to religion. She was willing to distance herself from her parents if needed, but I ended things before we fully explored that option because I felt overwhelmed by pressure from both sides.
Since the breakup I’ve dated and slept with someone else, but I still think about her constantly and can’t tell whether I’m romanticising the relationship or recognising that I may have let go of someone truly important to me.
One thing that’s changed is that I now realise I focused too much on family concerns and external pressure instead of protecting the relationship itself. If we ever tried again, I think I’d approach things very differently.
For people who’ve been through something similar, how did you figure out whether reconnecting was actually the right decision, especially when religion and family expectations were involved?