ear Amy: I am a 34-year-old man who has been in a seven-year relationship with a woman who means the world to me.
We lived together for five years. Last year, she asked me to move out.
This felt like a huge step backward.
I had planned on asking her to marry me. We continued our relationship from separate places.
I decided to try to woo her back, culminating in a romantic proposal at the very place I first professed my love to her.
She later told me she had cheated on me. I forgave her. We talked of our future plans.
Recently she invited her affair partner back to her home. He was drunk and beat her.
I have ceased communication with her because of this but miss her terribly.
Am I a fool? Is it time for me to move on? I am a terrible romantic and feel this woman is my soul mate.
What is the healthy thing to do?
— Lonely