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Six months later and I can honestly say I look at love completely differently. Someone I loved once told me he’d rather go somewhere where it was “easier,” and for a long time that stuck with me. I couldn’t understand how someone could experience everything we did together and decide that replacing me was easier than growing with me. But these last six months taught me that I never want to beg someone to see the value in choosing me again. Love shouldn’t require me to shrink myself, tolerate disrespect, or constantly prove that I’m worth the effort. I’d be lying if I said there isn’t a part of me that hopes life eventually teaches him exactly how deeply he hurt me. Maybe one day he’ll think he found his person and finally understand what it feels like to give someone your heart just for them to decide somewhere else is “easier.” But that’s not mine to wait around for. My part was surviving it, learning from it, and becoming a version of myself that will never accept that kind of love again. Six months later, I’m still healing but I’m not where he left me.
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