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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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Most importantly, thank you for helping me to pursue what’s important to me, as for too long I put that on the back burner while I focused on loving you.

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I forgive you for loving me less so I could forgive myself for loving you more than you deserved. It was a tough bargain but luckily, I could still see my worth.

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We hurt people because life is made up of choices, and with every choice is a possibility that someone will be hurt by the outcome.

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I never gave him an ultimatum. I couldn’t. I thought it was simply because I was brave, but no. I was, and still am too much of a coward to, because I know for a fact that he’ll choose you.