Know when it's time to let go

Today's blog is a guest post from Michael K. in Seattle:

Honor the person you are with, enjoy their company, and bring joy to one another’s lives, but, when it is time to go, part gracefully while you are still friends.

Perhaps I’m not the best person to give relationship advice. My longest term relationship has been with my cat. But, were I to have one single piece of advice about relationships, it would be to recognize that some relationships are not “forever” relationships, as much as we might want them to be.
 
As we grow up as gay men, many people will come in and out of our lives. As a gay youth, don’t expect that your first relationships will be the forever ones. We all, perhaps, get hung up on the pursuit of "true love", but real life isn't a fairy tale.
 
One of the most harmful and difficult experiences we universally have as gay men is trying to keep a relationship on life support when it is not working for either person. When it is time to let go, part in friendship.

Today's contribution was provided by Michael K., a 48 year old gay man in Seattle, software professional, knitter, weaver, and classical languages dilettante.
Photo provided by PDpics, under an open license.