Sometimes issues in life are out of your control, and there comes a time when you simply let go. Is this giving up?
With good thought, I don't consider this giving up, but instead taking a break--perhaps a forever break or perhaps a break until you know better and more, and can act accordingly.
Situations face impasses, and at these junctures, we have to make decisions. Earlier in life, at these impasses, I would get upset, worried, frightened, hurt and more--the impasse found me impatient and ready to act in some way. Now, at an older age, I am more relaxed at impasses and see these junctures in the road as a time to stop, assess, and give it time with the confidence that with peaceful and loving affection and trust, the right turn will come. To wait patiently is far better than jumping ahead and making big, hurtful mistakes.
I say it time and again, life is a series of highs, lows and plateaus, and perhaps, I should add that this life journey includes times of pause and presence too--moments when you take it in, be present and wait for the right wisdom to arrive.
Letting go is part of the life drama, and for the most part, these letting-go times, are not ends, but instead pauses in the life path. Onward.