#emotionalhonesty
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disappointment is not an event. it is a pattern that teaches the body how to survive.
it begins quietly—almost politely. a promise delayed. a moment missed. an apology that sounds sincere enough to soften the sting. and in the beginning, love fills in the gaps. love explains. love waits. love believes in potential more than evidence. love convinces itself that effort will be reciprocated eventually. this is how people end up…
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imprinted, and choosing gentleness
“we choose friendshipwith love still breathing softly between us,imprints resting beneath the skin,unmoved by time or names.not to return,not to reach,but to honor what was realand carry it gently,without letting it wound.” we are trying to be friends again, and i don’t think people understand how much courage that actually takes. it isn’t casual. it…
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love deserves to be shown, not just spoken
there’s an ache that comes from hearing the words “i love you” without feeling their weight. sometimes love sounds perfect in theory—soft, reassuring, familiar—but words, when left unaccompanied, begin to lose their strength. they echo instead of embrace. they become whispers instead of warmth. love isn’t meant to stay trapped in sentences; it’s meant to…

