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This situation is difficult regardless. If you stay in a relationship where you are unhappy and distancing yourself, you're just causing her unnecessary stress and unhappiness. As someone who recently went through a break up and who has a parent fighting cancer, I can honestly say it sucks to lose that support. At the same time, we ended on fairly good terms and he was even there for support prior to us starting a relationship, so knowing I could still go to him helps a lot. What you do is going to depend a lot on the specifics of your situation though...