<human>: Hello, 

Bare with me, this is my first post on here. I have decided to post here after having the same discussion with my friends but they do not seem to understand the situation as well as I hoped.

Me and My ex were together for 4 and a half years from the age of 14. We did everything together, life was great and I would like to think that we truly loved each other. The final year of our relationship was ruined by arguments about uni and what will happen there and after uni. It pushed us both apart and it made us become very distant. 

After starting at uni, in all honesty I had such a great time even after 6 days. I started to think that maybe I didn't need her in my life, not in a horrible way but I felt more independent when she wasn't around me. One argument lead to another and we ended up breaking up over the phone, which she didn't take very well as you can imagine and it really affected me.

I regrettably had one girlfriend after her but it wasn't really the same, me and her never had the spark that me and my ex had. Everyday passes and I miss her more and more, I hope she doesn't have a boyfriend but at the same time I hope that she is happy and I wouldn't want to ruin it. I am really struggling to find life as satisfying as it was when I was with my ex, now that the novelty of independence is wearing off, I am starting to realise that I may have made a ridiculously stupid, rash, idiotic mistake.

Someone please help me, I don't know what to do. Should I contact her? her birthday is coming up soon. We said we would stay friends but (this is going to sound really childish) she has unfriended me on Facebook and unfollowed me on Twitter. I thought the feelings might pass but they grow stronger every day.

Thank you!

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<bot>: After being with my girlfriend for 4 1/2 years, from the age of 14 to 18. We constantly argued about the future and what would happen at and after uni.