And THIS TIME I CHOOSE MYSELF
This Is Me Letting You Go Dear You, I waited before writing this. Not because I didn’t know what to say, but because I wanted my words to come from peace, not pain. Loving you was never my regret. What hurt wasn’t loving you, it was loving someone who wasn’t fully sure. And I deserve certainty. I stayed longer than I should have, not because I was weak, but because I believed in US. I believed feelings grow. I believed confusion fades. I believed love, if real, becomes brave. But I have learned something quietly powerful: If someone needs too much time to choose you, they are already choosing something else. Maybe fear. Maybe comfort. Maybe themselves. And that’s okay. I don’t hate you. I don’t even resent you. I just refuse to shrink anymore. I refuse to make myself easier to leave. Quieter to keep. Smaller to hold. I loved you honestly. I showed up. I stayed, when nobody else really did. I tried. And now, I release. Not dramatically. Not loudly. Just with dignity. You wer...