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How long to wait for someone working through mental health issues

My girlfriend broke up with me six months ago because she needs to focus on her mental health and I respect that but I don't know how long I'm supposed to wait for someone who might never come back.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love's patience must eventually reckon with its own needs and the possibility that healing happens on incompatible timelines.

Ideas that help explain it
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