Love Bytes with Cybelle: I Feel Like My Ambitions Are Driving Him Away – Is Love Enough?

📍 Location: Tuvalu
👩 Writer: 28-year-old woman

Dear Cybelle,

I’ve always been ambitious, and my boyfriend used to admire that about me. But lately, things have changed. He’s started making passive comments like, “You’re always chasing the next big thing,” or “You care more about work than us.”

I’m not trying to leave him behind—I’m trying to build a future. But it’s starting to feel like the more I grow, the more he pulls away. I love him, but is love enough when our goals no longer match?

Sincerely,
Growing in Funafuti

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Dear Growing in Funafuti,

When someone falls in love with your light, but tries to dim it later—it’s not love, it’s possession.

Ambition shouldn’t scare a secure partner. If he’s threatened by your growth, it says more about his fears than your choices.

Love is important, yes—but love without support is not enough. You deserve someone who grows beside you, not behind you.

Cybelle

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