When I was having a rough relationship with someone who I was with for over a year (maybe one year 8 months? I haven't kept track since I ended it...), I could not stand the overbearing feeling I was getting. Because of that, I ended it gently saying enough was enough. If you don't like the person you're with, jasmine, you have absolutely no reason to stay. Tell him you don't think it was meant to be and go enjoy being single :) it may seem a little lonely sometimes, but rejoice, cause something it's just a heck of a lot less stressful.

Now, to answer your questions...
I didn't break up with that individual because of the fact I was afraid to hurt him. I know that he was being controlling because of the fact he did not want to lose me. In the end, however, it's your happiness above all.
Yes, I did try to work it out. I believe that in a normal relationship, you shouldn't develop an I don't care kind of attitude. It didn't seem to work very well, though. In fact, I believe things went downhill from there.

I hope I could have been help :)

I was in a relationship for 2 years that started out happy and then went downhill. I felt lonely, sad and frustrated most of the time. We still had fun sometimes, but I was mostly miserable. I tried to talk to him about it, but i've learned that people very rarely change. If the man you are with is not what you want, then he never will be. I ended up breaking up with him, and though it was hard (change is always difficult, especially after that long when you feel comfortable) i'm glad I did it. Looking back, I don't know why I didn't do it sooner... I guess I was just afraid of the unknown... But I feel like a heavy dark sadness has been lifted off of me. If you have honestly tried talking to him about how you feel, and still see no hope of saving the relationship, you should call it quits. As scary as it may sound, you'll be much happier in the end :o)

Yeah, exactly. I guess i've been comfortable too long that i'm afraid of change. I don't have close friends to do things with and my bf was my closest friend. I'm still confused and I wish things were simpler. Thanks for your comments you guys. =)

That's how it was for me too. My ex was literally the only person I had contact with (i think that in itself should've been a red flag!). The fact that I had no other friends made it worse bc he was my only source of comfort, entertainment, humor and everything, so I felt like without him I had none of those things, and that's pretty scary! And to add to that I also had very little contact with my family. I used to get kinda angry when people would tell me that I needed to make friends, partly because I felt like I didn't really connect with anyone and had no interest in trying to, and partly because deep down I knew they were right and I was bitter about my situation. I think that if you want to salvage the relationship then it is very important to go out and meet some new people, even if you feel like I did, because when you depend on only one person for all of your emotional needs, you're bound to get frustrated and feel like he's not measuring up. It's not fair to expect one person to take on all of that responsibility, you know? If you had an entire support group of friends and family maybe you and your bf would get along better. I think by getting on here and reaching out to people you've made a step in the right direction!