Hey all,

I'm currently in an LTR of 2 years. I'm dealing with a situation I largely created with my existing LTR. We've been together 2 years. Amazing all-around relationship. She respects me immensely, and we've both been reciprocal and happy throughout our time together. I love her a lot - she does so much for me and she's genuinely a great girlfriend.

The issue is I can have a pretty harsh way of verbally cornering people when I want to get to the bottom of something. I'm a successful entrepreneur and I have good negotiation skills, so I can be annoying to deal with sometimes in a conversation. I try to turn that business switch off with my LTR, but sometimes it carries over from my day-to-day work.

A few mornings ago I had one of those conversations with my LTR where I said things I said shitty things to her for almost no reason (which was ridiculous on my part). She completely shit off as a result.

My LTR ghosted me for 3 days (which I was largely fine with), and doesn't want to continue the relationship because she thinks I need mental help.

I told her I don't disagree with what she's saying, and that I apologized for the way I spoke to her (I was genuinely disappointed in my behavior, I'm not seeking her approval or acceptance).

She said she needs time to process what happened. She obviously still loves me, but she's tired of the mental abuse (she's emotional and I'm very direct and draining in my language sometimes).