He always plays the victim - the world is out to get him and it’s everyone else’s fault.
He has been unemployed for years due to being fired from multiple jobs because of his attitude and performance issues.I’ve stayed for so long because I believe that mental illness is like physical illness, and isn’t a reason to end a relationship.
If he’s always been good to me, is it wrong to break up with him just because I can’t put up with his ongoing depression and negative attitude? In your situation, you would not be leaving this relationship because of your boyfriend’s mental illness, but because of his refusal to seek treatment for it.
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