“The cost is self-destruction in the process. The cost is you hurting me to get there. I can't sit here and wait for the respect I deserved this whole time. I can't sit here and wait to be loved, when I'm giving the best of myself. I can't sit here playing a game. It’s like a game of Jumanji. Either…”Tagged: Toxic Half, Toxic Relationship, Abuse, goodbye, Deserve More
“Conflicts between your heart and head appear like a boxing match. To walk away from someone who consumes so much of your heart, you can’t bear the thought of it. But, then in your head you remind yourself, it is for the best you leave now.”Tagged: Almost Relationship, Almost Love, Toxic Half, goodbye
“But with passion came screaming and cursing and words we regret. That’s not healthy. And I think part of the reason I turned back every time was because I wanted to be right about you. I wanted to be the one that changed you.”Tagged: Toxic Relationships, Toxic Half, goodbye
“I told you I loved you. I knew I couldn’t just be your friend. Because I would always want more. And every time alcohol came pressed between my lips, I’d reach for the phone to tell you these things. I wanted to be strong for you. I wanted to be there for you. I wanted to go back to the ways things…”Tagged: Just Friends, Relationship, Letting Go, goodbye
“Real love doesn’t ask to be your friend, when they know your whole heart is in it. Real love, loves you back because they realize your worth.”Tagged: Just Friends, Letting Go, goodbye
“Whispers scream in the night, ‘just friends’ or ‘fuck buddies.’ You're doomed. Because someone is going to get hurt. Someone is gonna fall.”Tagged: Just Friends, Relationships Ending, Letting Go, Toxic, goodbye
“I never wanted you to leave. But I stayed silent as I held open the door.”Tagged: One Line Stories, Single Line Story, goodbye
“When you end things gracefully people are always gonna wanna come back. Eventually the smoke will clear, emotions will simmer. But if you kept your cool as best you could even when they went off the wall, one day they'll realize how poorly they handled the situation and want to make right for their…”Tagged: Relationships, Ending, goodbye
“Just know it comes with a heavy heart. And I don’t think of it as giving up on you. I think of it as giving each other what we actually deserve. It breaks me to finally accept what we deserve most isn’t each other.”Tagged: Walking Away, Heartbreak, goodbye
“But sometimes, the greatest test of love is letting someone go, because they deserve more than what you can give.”Tagged: Walking Away, Heartbreak, goodbye
“I wanted to move far away enough from you, that even if I looked back, I wouldn’t be tempted to turn around.”Tagged: Walking Away, Heartbreak, goodbye
“Just know it took everything in me to say goodbye to you. Moving on isn’t the hard part. But staying moved on is the task that will be difficult.”Tagged: Walking Away, Heartbreak, goodbye