I think that people forget that everyone changes. When we grow and evolve over time, our needs change. The people who may have at one point been able to provide for our needs, may no longer be able to do so - and the reverse is also true. It might be a hard pill to swallow, but unless we are willing to adapt with our partners, then somewhere along the line, either we or they may become obsolete to the other. I've quickly come to realize that as I've grown and evolved over time, my needs have become different - not drastically so, but there have been changes. Through conversation with my partner, he has told me that he won't be capable of meeting some of them. It's now really only up to me to decide if I'm able to live with that. And if not, to decide what my next step is to get what I'm looking for.