Except these are not the outtakes; this is your real life.
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Updated 4 years ago,July 4, 2021
Its okay.
When was the last time you told yourself that and believed it?
Lisa Fotios
I hope today you really can believe it.
You swore this time it was all going to be different.
Something about them just feltright.
You just knew that this had to be what everyone else was always talking about.
This had to be how it felt when you finally foundthe one.
How could you not fall in love with someone promising you all of these forevers?
You were never what they truly wanted.
But for so long, they always made you feel like you were.
It wasnt your fault.
They did everything they could to reel you in.
The compliments, the thoughtful dates and gestures, the hours of endless conversation about absolutely everything.
From the outside, it looked like the perfect relationship.
But what you could not see until the bitter end was just how hollow the inside was.
There was nothing there.
When you fall for someone, you fallhard.
You cant help it.
Its just how you have always been.
Letting someone in is terrifying, and this is precisely why you rarely do.
The heartbreak never seemed worth it until you metthem.
You feel like you will never look at the simple things the same way again.
Long walks on a cool evening used to conjure up feelings of happiness and warmth when they were around.
A late night coffee used to feel a little less lonely when you had someone to share it with.
Ever since they left, you have felt so empty.
Its okay to feel this emptiness.
Its okay to feel hurt and betrayed.
But what isnt okay is telling yourself that it is your fault that you feel this way.
This is just a low right now for you, simply a bump in the road.
You will get back up and find your way eventually.
The first step to moving on is letting yourself feel everything.
Feel the good, the bad, and the unimaginably destructive feelings flowing through your body.
Feel them, acknowledge them, and then let them go.Let.
No one gives us a rule book on how to live this life.
Sometimes, we fall for the bad because they tell us that they are what we deserve.
I promise you that none of this is what you deserve.
One day, the right person will find you.
Forgive yourself for loving the wrong person.
They were just a lesson you needed to learn to help you better love yourself.
Loving deeply is not a fatal flaw.
It is a gift the rest of the world should be so thankful to receive.
Someone, someday will be so happy to have you.
