5 January 2021

Why my Relationships keep Failing

5 January 2021 · 13:00

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Summary

After four months in the Netherlands and a post-Christmas breakup, he returned home relieved; Rotterdam rent was about £1,200 monthly. Reflecting on two failed 2020 relationships, he attributes repeated breakups to emotional disengagement and little interest in partners’ personal stories. Family buried his garden hole and removed his grandfather’s rotting shed, prompting frustration and nostalgia before he returns inside to Rainbow Six.

Insight

Loneliness prompts relocation for romance, but homesickness and emotional distance repeatedly return him home.