He was the first guy I had ever dated and it was fine for almost a year. But he was so reliant on me to make him happy. Maybe it's because of the personality difference that when I wanted to bring up topics I was passionate about, he was less than compliant to carry on the conversation. Race being a big one. He has a tumor along his spinal cord and was going to see if he needed surgery in February, he's had friends but they don't stick around and he says I'm abandoning him.
I have to know: should I feel guilty about this? Should I stay in a relationship when I'm not happy even when big things are going on in his life? I've had advice about our relationship from his parents and my dad and step-mom, his wanted us to stay together and mine wanted us to split. I think it's wrong to stay in a relationship with someone I don't love. Yet, on the other hand, I know he doesn't have many friends and his parents aren't exactly emotionally comforting, and he has suicidal thoughts. He is convinced he is going to die either by his own hands or during the surgery he may or may not get.
It could just be jitters from a first breakup, but I can't help not worrying about him even if I don't want to pursue a relationship with him. It's all very stressful.