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 What ifs 

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Latest What ifs Articles

It’s The ‘What Ifs’ That Hold You Back

It’s The ‘What Ifs’ That Hold You Back

Dhiya Ramkolowan Dhiya Ramkolowan
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How often do we blame our fear for holding us back? Or how often do we blame missed opportunities or not being lucky enough?

An Open Letter To The Person He Loved After I Left

An Open Letter To The Person He Loved After I Left

Bea Isabelle Alvarez Bea Isabelle Alvarez
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You now hold a part of me I never intended to let go of.

A Eulogy For The What Ifs We Need To Let Go Of

A Eulogy For The What Ifs We Need To Let Go Of

Lourdes Tabuyan Lourdes Tabuyan
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Your what if can’t save what has already happened. We can only endure pain, accept the truth, live with it, and move on. 

You Are My Greatest ‘What If’

You Are My Greatest ‘What If’

Cho Amisola Cho Amisola
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What if I was brave enough to ask how you felt about me?

Some People Are Meant To Be A ‘What If’ And That’s Okay

Some People Are Meant To Be A ‘What If’ And That’s Okay

Blaire Stromberg Blaire Stromberg
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You force yourself to let go of someone you never wanted to let go of, and you choose to move forward without them.

Not A Maybe, Not An Almost

Not A Maybe, Not An Almost

Lauren Yip Lauren Yip
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Don’t let yourself be defined by the almosts of life. 

You Are My Favorite ‘What If’

You Are My Favorite ‘What If’

Dea Kraja Dea Kraja
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My mind has become a storage unit of every memory of us, each file labeled starting from the first day I met you to the day I lost you.

Don’t Let The ‘What Ifs’ Stress You Out

Don’t Let The ‘What Ifs’ Stress You Out

Simone Heard Simone Heard
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What if the what ifs you stress about end up being what ifs that work out for your good?

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