Band 6: Describe a difficult decision that you made. You should say: - What the decision was about - What the different options were - Why it was a difficult decision And explain what you learned from the experience. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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To be honest, the difficult decision I made in my life was breaking up with my ex-girlfriend. The reason for breaking up with her was that I was in the process of preparing for some exams, and I did not have time to be with her, hang out with her, and give her the love and attention she deserved. For that reason, I decided to break up with her and focus on improving my life and working towards a better future. I couldn't be with her, so I ended the relationship. The difficulty I faced was that I really loved her. I envisioned spending my whole life with her, and she was a perfect 10 in my eyes. I ended things with her and did not maintain a relationship. Because I had so much love for her, it was really hard for me to break up with her. I think when I broke up with her, everything in my life changed. I started working harder and making better decisions. I focused on everything I wanted to achieve, studied hard, and passed my exams. I transformed into the best version of myself. I turned into the best version of my life easily.

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To be honest, how I remember the difficult decisions that I made in my life was breaking up with my ex-girlfriend and the reason for breaking up with her was in it that I was in bit of process for some exams and I had not time for being with her, hanging out with her and just love and pay a lot of attention to her. For that reason I decided to just break up with her and go to make my life better and do my works for being in better life for the reason I couldn’t be in I couldn’t be with her and I’m broke up with her and And the difficulty that I faced was that I really loved her. She was that scared that I wanted to be with her in my whole of my life. And she was 10 out of 10. I dropped her here and didn’t have a relationship with her. For that reason, for having a lot of love to her, that was really hard for me to broke up with her. And I think when I broke up with her, everything in my life changed and I’m trying to do harder works and decisions. I make every work that I wanted to do and I studied hard and passed this exam and my I turned it to the best version of my life. I turned it to the best version of my life easily.

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