Part One: How We Break
The ending, the shock, the unraveling.
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves to Delay the Pain
We don’t lie because we’re dishonest. We lie because the truth hurts too much to hold all at once. So, we soften it. Stretch it. Promise ourselves later. At first, the lies feel gentle. Maybe this is just a break. Maybe time will fix it. Maybe if I change, it’ll…
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How Do You Grieve Someone Who’s Still Alive?
Grief usually comes with funerals. This kind comes with updates you don’t open. With a name you still know by heart. With a life that keeps moving just no longer with you in it. There’s a special confusion that comes from grieving someone who still exists. They’re out there. Breathing.…
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The Silence After the Goodbye Is Louder Than the Fight
No one warns you about the silence.They warn you about the fighting. The slammed doors.The raised voices.The words you can’t take back.But the silence that comes after the goodbye?That’s the part that echoes. At first, it feels almost peaceful.No tension in the air.No carefully chosen words.No waiting for the next…
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The Day It Ended (Even Though We Still Loved Each Other)
It didn’t end with yelling. It ended with exhaustion. The kind that settles into your bones. The kind that tells you something important has already been decided — even if no one has said it out loud yet. We loved each other. That was never the question. What we didn’t…
Say The Unspoken 