I met a girl who felt like everything I’d ever wanted. Between 2019 and 2024 we went on a few dates and had an on-and-off relationship. We both made mistakes but we always found our way back to each other through texts and conversations.
The last time we tried was in 2024. I had just come out of another relationship and during that time she and I hadn’t spoken. When she reached out again I wasn’t ready to be in a new relationship and I know I wasn’t the best version of myself. She said we needed time apart and we took it. But during that space she met someone else. They’ve been together ever since.
I don’t know… from the moment she walked away I kept telling myself “When she comes back I’ll do better. But this time feels different. She seems genuinely happy with him and it’s shattering the version of reality I built in my head. I really thought maybe still think that we’d be together by now.
It didn’t fully hit me until I saw a picture of them together. And now I just feel sad.
She once told me I’d always be part of her life that all her friends knew my name like we were something written in the stars. I said the same to her. But now… it doesn’t feel that way anymore.
Last updated on:2025-10-01T20:00:05+05:30
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when you saw that picture of them, what was the first thought that ran through your head? was it more about losing her or about losing the future you’d pictured with her?
what helped me a bit was stopping myself from checking his photos and updates. every time i looked, i was basically tearing open the wound again. it’s not magic but it gave my brain a chance to stop spinning stories and actually grieve what i’d imagined.
i had that person too, the one i thought i’d “end up with” no matter what. we were on and off for years, always circling back, until one day she didn’t come back and she was just… happy with someone else. that moment broke me. reading you feels like looking at my old journal.