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I’m so so sad and hoping for some encouragement

Today my boyfriend ( not my baby daddy) ended our relationship just short of two years. We went so slow , he met my son 6 months into dating . I felt like I waited to really bring him in and I have tried so hard to be certain before allowing my now 3 year old get to know him. They’ve been getting to know eachother more closely for the last 8 months and it seems so good.
Today we scheduled a convo to just talk about how he’s feeling about everything. And I’ve been asking him to communicate with me about his journey through this all. He doesn’t have kids. Today he said , he just at doesn’t know what he wants but he has been selfish because he wants me and loves me and I’m the most incredible women he has ever met but he can’t see it working because he just doesn’t know if he can have my son in his life the way ultimately I would want some day.
I’ve just asked for a friendship with my son. My son has a dad . But it’s over now I guess. I feel side blinded. He never spoke of feeling like he didn’t want this. He said it wasn’t fair to me and it especially wasn’t fair to my son. I appreciate the honesty and , it’s better now than later . We don’t live together or anything.
But guys I’m heart broken and I finally let someone in and I just feel like, what’s the point of trying again? It just hurts. It hurts me and now I have to navigate his absence for my son.
I just feel like society views us in this way I hate. Like taking on a women with a child is such a burden. I don’t ask for anything beyond love us both , he is a part of me .

Does anyone feel like this? Experienced this?
I feel so rejected and just… defeated. I don’t think I want to date anymore . I know every breakup feels that way but… mabey it’s just not in the cards for me.

This is the first relationship that felt healthy, loving and truly happy and I’m so sad to lose this person that brought me so much joy and has been with me through so much as a mother .

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