Breakups can be sad, messy, and hilariously tragic.
So when Netflix suggested I watchSomeone Greatstarring Gina Rodriguez, you KNOW I clicked.
And through that rollercoaster of emotions, it was one scene in particular that struck me.
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After nine years with Nate, she has just 226 words for him.
And they are perfect.
Ill find closure on your lips and then Ill go.
Maybe, also, one more breakfast, one more lunch, and one more dinner.
Ill be full and happy and we can part.
But, in between meals, maybe we can lie in bed one more time?
One more prolonged moment where time suspends indefinitely as I rest my head on your chest.
MY hope is if we add up the one mores, they will equal a lifetime.
And Ill never have to get to the part where I let you go.
But thats not real, is it?
There are no more one mores.
I met you when everything was new and exciting,
and the possibilities of the world seemed
endless.
And they still are.
But not for us.
Unfortunately, sometimes things dont break.
They
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But when you let the light in, shattered glass will glitter.
Just how beautiful it will always be.
Because it was us.
And we were magic.
Breaking up is hard to do.
But what I love aboutSomeone Greatis that the happy ending wasnt found in the reconciliation of a relationship.
Nor was it found with the beginning of a new romance.
It wasnt,Oh, I dont need him, Ive got [insert newer, handsomer guy]!
It was Jennys heart-wrenching, tear-soaked letter that reassures all of us that even shattered glass can bring LIGHT.
This glittering, shimmering, shiny light that can make YOU feel happy and joyful and alive.
Its so easy to want the one mores after a relationship dies.
Then youll feel better,right?
Those sharp, shattered pieces of a relationship can hurt you if you keep messing with them.
Theyre not always meant to be put back together.
If you let those pieces go, youll finally see the sparkling reflection of the sun.
But its like a good sad, you know?
We loved each other.
I mean, cause that shit doesnt go away, right?
Were forced to make decisions that lead us in opposite directions.
And you are someone great.
