Some things aren't meant to be. And I know that it's hard to accept for many of us who dreamt of a future together with the person that we now have to leave behind —but there is no other way out of the situation that you find yourself in than this; you have to leave. They have to go. You both have to accept that this was as far as your journey together was supposed to be. You have to move on. Sometimes a relationship doesn't work out because you both deserve different things. Sometimes it doesn't work out because you weren't right for them or they weren't right for you. Sometimes it doesn't work out because you both need to heal, grow and become different people —and if the people that you are meant to be are aligned then you will find your way back to each other. Sometimes it doesn't work out because you can't be the best version of yourself with them and they can't be the best version of themselves with you. Whatever the reason, rather than holding each other back, gain the strength to let go. Gain the strength to move on. Only then will you be able to make room for all that is waiting for you.