Sometimes - good relationships come to an end. Prior to this breakup - I had the belief that relationships only ended if things were notably not working. For both of us, this relationship worked for us for a long time, and although nothing inherently changed, there came a time where this chapter needed to close. While it was still meeting my needs and working for me, it was no longer working for my partner. And as hard and as sad as it is to see things come to an end - relationships ending are okay. Growing up in a mononormative society - I had the belief that for a relationship to be successful, it needed to last forever. Being polyamorous - I'm starting to learn that a) it's physically impossible for all relationships to last forever, and b) just because a relationship doesn't last forever doesn't mean it wasn't a successful relationship.