There’s a quiet moment that comes after the pain. Not during the chaos, not while you’re begging for clarity or trying to make sense of the sudden distance—but long after. It’s the moment when you’ve finally let go.
You’ve done the work.
You’ve sat in the fire. You’ve grieved deeply. You’ve replayed every conversation, every almost, every hope you had for what could have been. And eventually, you reach a place of understanding: they weren’t capable of holding real love—not