This is how most long term relationships end; with a devastated man , and a "happy single " woman. In a 5 year relationship , giving the information you got about when and how she moved on you can assume she wanted out for YEARS. She compensated years of unwanted feelings and desires in a couple of months as you can tell by the number of partners she had after the break up.
Every man in a relationship must evaluate this every 6 months. Hell, I'd almost say that(Hypothetically)you should evaluate together with her. " how do WE feel? Another 6 months? Let go!!". Even read somewhere that if you are a black dude you should even break up after 6 months regardless of how good things are..but that's for another thread.
What is, in your opinion the optimal exit plan to keep ready for if you have a girlfriend? Or marriage?
Off the top of my head I’d say you need to keep a Game Journal or a record of your successes. That way if you become single again you can be back up and running in a week or two.
There was actually a thread on here about that earlier this week.
The problem is that most men aren't build like this. You see , they say a woman can only be in love with 1 man at the time. 1 man gets her best version, and " every other man" (which might include her official partner) gets a watered down, cranky version of her.
But as the relationship progresses, the man will become more and more feminine while she becomes more masculine. So after 5 years its actually the man whose unable to "love " 2 women simultaneously, while she can move like a typical male player. The man will check her whereabouts ect, while she almosts WANTS to hear you are busy with other women .again, this can only occur when you are long passed the expiration date of the relationship. Thats why she doesn't even feel like a cheater; because she broke up and let go of him long time befire the official word came out.
While ironically enough keeping a back log is what prevents oneites. But again, you must be build like this,and you must have enough dark traits to pull it off. You gotta be resilient when she starts giVing you shyte and starts asking questions. Most man will cave in anyway. Best example is how a man in a relationship will slowly lose all his female "friends " to please her.
So by the time she is done done she has zero feeling left, while the man is still 100 % in it. You are taken aback by her lack of empathy? She lost empathy and respect for your friend looooong time ago. I bet he got a million hints,but refused to acknowledge them.