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I want to go on with my life without any more grudge. I don’t want that heavy feeling in my chest. I deserve the kind of breathlessness that comes from cliff diving or snorkeling, not the kind where I get left behind.

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You hurt me when you acted like a ghost, being there for me at times but estranging me when you no longer want to be there.

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I had to realize the way he was trying to love me was different than the way you loved me, but different doesn’t mean bad. It’s just different.

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Your friends say things like “you seem happy.” And you are. So you’re hesitant when you begin to date again. You wait for that same feeling as before but it never comes.