| Dear Carolyn: Long-term but on-and-off boyfriend flew into a cold rage when I told him he was mansplaining something inconsequential to me. He has now completely frozen me out and told me “sorry is not enough” when I apologized. I am trying to pick up the pieces and have received no support from family and friends. My circle is small, and all I am asking is for someone to sit with me in the grief of this loss. Instead, they are angry at him and cannot fathom why I would be upset over someone so cruel. For context: My father was extremely emotionally abusive, and my mother never left him. She still grieves him five years after his death. It is hard for me to comprehend that she cannot meet me in this moment when she endured something similar, and I feel more alone than ever. I guess my question is: How do I move on, both from the relationship and from not getting what I need from those closest to me? — Left Again | 
