You have to accept the fact that sometimes, the other person doesn’t want to hear your side.

They dont want to understand you.

We share our story, shake hands, and move along with a grin and a sense of accomplishment.

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Sharon McCutcheon

Then we are cured.

The heartbreak feels less broken and the confusion seems less confusing.

The good news is that closure is not some mandatory prerequisite to moving on.

Closure is an elusive myth, and its time we stop begging for it.

You have to accept the fact that sometimes, the other person doesntwantto hear your side.

They dontwantto understand you.

They dontwantto soften up.

Sometimes they want to stay angry or be bitter about the mess you endured together.

There is no room for agreeing to disagree, because they simply dontwantthat.

At the end of the day, that has nothing to do with you.

you’re able to be as sweet and accommodating as possible and it still wont be enough.

If they are not ready to accept your side, you wont find your closure.

Sometimes, theyll never be ready.

Sometimes, you wont be willing to accept their side, either.

So where do we go from here?

Well, ideally, we go forward anyway.

Forget trying to leave things on a high note so you could feel better about how it all ended.

You dont need that.

Be confident that you are meant to move on from this, no matter how the broken pieces landed.

Forward is the only direction to go.

you might create your own sense of closure for yourself, without permission from whatever is holding you back.

You dont need anyones approval or well wishes to learn your lesson and take it forward.

These lessons will stick with you regardless of anyone else, and they cant take them from you.

Not every connection is meant to be a forever one, and thats okay.