ok first two weeks being single. How can life be good again after loving a person so much?
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courtless
It’s grief, in a way. Grief is just love with nowhere to go. And yeah, it takes its time. Life doesn’t get good in the same way again. But it does get good. Softer maybe. Quieter. Still real. You’re not alone.
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nico-laos
@courtless thank you so much. I got to think a lot after reading “grief is just love with nowhere to go”. That’s painfully true
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dor
Time heals and transforms, one moment at a time 🫶🏼
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courtless
@nico-laos Aww omg hun 🫶🏼 first of all, no need to thank me. I get where you are right now and yeah, time can be cruel. It stretches things out, slow and sharp. But you’re here. We’re here. Let it all out. So many of us have felt that ache. You’re not alone. 💗
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nico-laos
@courtless 🥹 You’re really making me feel less alone rn, I love your kindness for even taking time to write me that. 🙏🏻⭐
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courtless
@nico-laos If more people were just a lil sweeter, a lil kinder, if we just took a second to give each other the time of day, this world would be a million times better. I’m glad I could add a drop to that. Again, you’re not alone. Lay it all out. We’re here.
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Time to pour into yourself sugar. Sending hugs 🫂
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morgan_
The love of my life left me after 8 years of marriage. I get it so much. You aren't only grieving the presence of the person, but also the future you envisioned together. You are rebuilding a whole new identity where they are not involved as your partner anymore - that is so so big. And compared to losing a loved one through death, there is often the pain of what ifs or the way it all broke down: I don't know your story but I can tell you that I have found so much love and joy even despite the OVERWHELMING grief. Kinda makes you treasure the moments of connection even more ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ be easy on yourself ✨ ✨ ✨
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nico-laos
@mickhael Thank you sm❤️ ⭐️I’m trying to give myself the right amount of everything and take my time to feel the right feelings.
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nico-laos
@morgan_ Omg I can’t imagine how that felt like. You’re so inspiring and resilient ❤️ for me it was my first real relationship (2 years and a half) and being randomly dropped felt like that person died and everything I dreamed with them died. You really said it right. Thank you so much I’m in tears bc of all this amazing support🥹 🥹 ❤️ ⭐
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courtless
@nico-laos Hey now. It really was my pleasure to send those words your way. That’s what community does. We hold each other up when it gets heavy. You’re not alone. We gotchu. 🫶🏼
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morgan_
@nico-laos not every moment is easy, but you got this ❤️ also I now try to tell people about attachment theory when I can - helps understand how relationships work from a neuroscience perspective - you heard of it?
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courtless
@morgan_ Thisss!!! You’re so right. Attachment theory, the different styles, there’s a whole world in our brains. We don’t neglect it, but we rarely understand it deeply. Learning about the attachment styles helped me figure out how to deal, or start to deal, with the loss I felt. Not perfectly, not completely, but it helped tons. Still does. Grateful for people like you bringing this into the light ❤️
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princeadam
Good again? It can’t be .. but meanwhile you are breathing, working, eating, listing to music, be on the phone. Each day that passes always gets a new thing you miss about him, miss being with him. All what’s left are the memories to make the next time bad.
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