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You walk me to the train station. Nobody says anything. The silence is deafening.

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I didn’t want to hurt you or be hurt by you any longer. I just wanted peace.

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Married friends, acquaintances, and couple-friends all run for the hills when they hear about your divorce. It’s contagious, you know.

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Once upon a time, you were everything I wanted, and you gave me everything I needed. But as time has gone on, I have begun to wonder if we are as compatible as we once were.

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The day I met you – no, the moment I met you — I just couldn’t help myself. I went and built a home for you in my chest within the walls of my ribcage.

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I am going to hold on to hope and let go of the hate.

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You don’t measure love in time. You measure love in the way they stirred your spirit and made you feel alive.

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I still love you. Yes, I still do. No matter what everyone has said about how I “deserve better” and how “I should never be treated that way.”

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This is me trying to let you go to see what’s out there waiting for me.

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It happens a little at a time, but it happens because of safety, security, and sensitivity.