Relationship Advice from a Relationship Coach (in an Imperfect Relationship)

I heard that dreaded bling, and I knew it was not good news. I could feel the tension in my stomach and the messages said, "I don't think we should be in contact anymore." I wanted this to work out, since we felt a strong connection. As a relationship coach, people think I am perfect in relationships. I want you to know I am not, far from it. I am human, and I have my triggers and wounds that make me act like a hurt child at times. My expectations and needs are not always compatible with my significant other. And I make plenty of mistakes and mess up like everyone else. I want to share with you a recent dating experience I had. I meet a wonderful woman; let's call her "P". She is an incredible loving soul, but sometimes the timing just does not fit well.  After 17 years in a relationship, I separated in May this year during the lockdown as the isolation and anxiety triggered my partner's borderline personality disorder, and she turned abusive. It was a shock and traumatizing in many ways. The woman I knew and loved was gone from one day to the other. In the morning she told me she loved me and wanted to marry me, and, in the evening, she said it was over. There was no explanation, just an email the next day saying she was so happy with a new man. So, for the first time in my life, I felt some anxious attachment and needed stability and someone that would not run away at the first sign of tension and could give me stability and...
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