Leave before you find yourself damaged and bitter Image via Unsplash ''You are the reason I am cheating,''He'd tell me that everytime I found out he was cheating. And with time I believed that it was and will always be my fault if anything happens in our relationship. I constantly berated myself, thinking I should have tried harder, been more loving, more patient. And the cycle of blame and gaslight repeated itself every time he cheated. What broke me most is that I couldn't let go. He was just a boyfriend. Not even my husband. We weren’t bound together by any vows. But I just couldn't leave. I never understood why. But years later, I understood why I couldn't. And here are the reasons I couldn't leave… Read Also: Stop Telling People Everything! 8 Reasons Why I Couldn’t Leave the Relationship Many times I’d pack my bags or even go far to leave him. But I found myself running back to him. Here are the reasons I kept running back. 1. He Was Lovely