My (25/f) depressed ex (30/m) said, “I don't want to let you go. I found the perfect woman and I know there is no other one.”

I don’t want to bore with too many details (plus I’m exhausted), but the main point is:

I tried breaking up with my ex many times over the course of past two months. We’ve only been together for six months, including those two months of off-and-on. Break up reason: his debilitating depression and anxieties.

He claims I’m the perfect girl and that I’m the only girl he’s ever loved — and will ever love.

He says he’s not giving up and not letting me go. He wants to “get better” so he can deserve me, because he knows I deserve so much more.

Part of me feels this is touchingly romantic — his undying loyalty and pursuit of me. On the other hand I find this concerning and alarming because he’s not respecting my choice to end the relationship. I feel like he’s almost manipulating me to stay.

Tldr: is it unhealthy for my ex to “not let me go” when I try breaking up with him?

Submitted July 06, 2019 at 03:10PM by hennyhalapenooooo https://ift.tt/2S1O81i