My significant other and I have been together for the past 8 months and for the first 6 it was perfect. Around late january she began looking for problems in the relationship but couldn't find any. She would then come to terms with the fact that its perfect and apologize to me for being crazy. We literally never fight, with the exception of the occasional argument over something silly. About 6 weeks later the same problem had surfaced once more and she began to refer to it as " cold feet ". She would tell me that she feels like i would some day down the line wish to revert to my single life and no longer want to be with her which is nowhere near true. I have lived an EXTREMELY eventful and reckless life and have my and maybe even 10 men's fair share of women which makes me understand so much more how important this woman is to me. Before me she was in an extremely abusive relationship where her BF would do nothing but her make her feel bad about herself, beat her, and cheat on her. Meanwhile she always forgave him and gave him another chance. This went on for TWO YEARS!! After her friends brought her to her senses she cut him off. Once her and I met we hit it off almost instantly. We hung out each and every single day for 3 months straight! I kept it real with her from the very beginning and she did the same. She told me about the abuse from her last boyfriend and that she was past it. She had about 2 and a half years to get past what her ex did to her and it now surfaced that she did nothing more than suppress it. 3 Days ago she broke up with me because she " wants to save me from herself" she told me shes been fighting her inhibitions for the last 3 months of our relationship but just cant help that she cant trust Men because of her ex and her father who abandoned her after repeatedly cheated on her mother for 13 years. We broke up on good terms because more than just being her boyfriend, i was her best friend, her diary. We established that we would be each others best friend and for the last 2 days its been alright. On a side note, in between me and her ex, she "dated" a few guys that she purposely got to develop feelings for her and then shot them down. As much as i want to help her for US i want to just see her happy. For the last few months i haven't seen the smile that i fell in love with and just cant help but want to help her. I totally understand that there is nothing i can do directly but be a good friend to her till she can get her head on straight. She said to me that she doesnt wanna be in a relationship where she cant FULLY trust me. She doesnt wanna be single she just wants to be alone. She doesnt understand that she cant get past this on her own. She had 2 years to try and all she could do is suppress it. And all that is going to happen if i walk away is she will suppress it again and the cycle will start all over. The thing is that shes never been in a position where she was just friends with someone she was in love with. I am the 2nd person shes gotten in this deep with, but i know that deep down all her mind can do is feel like im lulling her into a state of comfort then getting ready to hurt her. I would love nothing more than to see the love of my life happy and in a healthy mental state.