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Hi.

I've been with my girlfriend for about a year, and have for a little while been thinking about ending it with her. I do still have feelings for her, but more in a "fatherly"/protective kind of way. She is an incredibly sweet girl, somewhat naive and dainty, not the smartest. The problem is that i can't find the right time to do it.

She (barely) finished nursing school about a month ago and has just started working at a hospital. It has been a bit tough for her, as i imagine it must be for most new nurses, but especially for her due to her personality. She has already called me crying after her shift has ended a couple of times.

I doubt that she will take the break up that well, so i wan't to do it at a time where she has some days off from work. This however is hard as she works alot...

Should i just do it as soon as possible and be done with it (i'm affraid it will result in her performing worse at work), or stick it out for a few more weeks until she is a bit more settled at her job, and she has a couple of days off from work? (PS! Due to both of us being really busy atm we don't spend that much time together atm.)

And do you have any tips for what i should say when i do break up with her? I'm not really comfortable in those types of situations and have a tendency to become really cold and detached.
<bot>: [26M] wants to break up with [24F] dainty nurse girlfriend, can't find the right time to do it, due to her new job at a hospital.