I was a piece of shit, I know.

  • Victor@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I never cheated nor have I been cheated on, but this makes so much sense regardless. Well-worded af.

    Also I’m sorry the thing happened to you. ❤️

    • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      Thank you, I appreciate that.

      I wrote something a little while back on here, in many ways related to this, that I still take to heart. Hope anyone reading this and relating can take something from it, so I think it’s worth sharing again.

      Genuine sorrow hurts, but my god if it isn’t a fascinating and powerful state. It’s 100% transformative, in a good way, if you allow it to be. Sorrow and the journey back, imo, is a vital trial in human development, all the more interesting because it’s truly universal. The risk is so hardening yourself against pain that it’s detrimental, the prize is a deeper capacity for empathy.

      To love, and to lose, and to find your way back to love again - it doesn’t feel this way in the slough of despond, but on the other end and with some time it’s a beautiful thing.

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        21 hours ago

        Good luck on your journey. Real life is messy and everyone has their own unique challenges navigating it. Sounds like you are a very mature individual.