Long Distance Relationship

by Jen

My ex and I were together for two and a half years. (We have been long distance for about a year and a half.)

January of 2008 his ex girlfriend emailed him and they started communicating. They live in the same city. He never opened up to me about his past relationship with her at all.

Well, I had an abortion last June. This was a little over a month after finding out that the two of them were communicating, and seeing each other rarely or so I've been told.

About 4 or 5 months ago, he told me that he still had feelings for her, but he was not pursuing a relationship with her and that it wasn't fair to commit to being in a relationship with me because of those feelings.

He has also told me that he sees a future with me and all he needs is time to work through these feelings and to find a working relationship with her. She also got engaged in December to someone else.

I have already told him that I need some space. My heart has just been breaking for almost a year now. Any advice?