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Thinking you can both be friends straight after ending your intense relationship is a naive mistake we all make at some point in our lives. Inevitably though, all it does is hold us back.
Sometimes you just want to hit rewind, not only on the day but on your whole life. You want to start it again, armed with the knowledge that making certain moves will change your future.
Propping someone on a metaphorical throne is not going to do your ego (or theirs) any good.
Just because you have a history doesn’t mean that you have a future, and admitting that it’s no longer working is not a bad thing.
Appearances can often be deceptive and having knowledge is not the same as having wisdom.
Your happiness means the world to me, which is why I’m telling you this just one more time.
Ultimately, accepting our lives for all that they are (and have been) is the only thing that’ll ground us.
Love has left scars that never seem to heal. Pain that never seems to go away. But I know that it won’t last forever. Because someday, I will meet someone new.
Now there’s no one to impress or fear spontaneously turning up on your doorstep, allowing your Voldemort side to roam free is of no risk!
