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Worth the Hard Days
Real love isn’t about never falling apart, but knowing you don’t have to put yourself back together alone.
Realisation
I used to believe that if someone genuinely cared about me, they would never hurt me. I thought the right people would understand me without needing explanations, that genuine connections would never become complicated, and that love, in whatever form it existed, would always find a way to protect us from disappointment. But growing up has taught me something different…
People can love you and disappoint you. They can have good intentions and still get things wrong. They can mean the world to you and, without even realising it, become the reason you spend a night questioning your own worth!!
Over time, I have realised that getting hurt is an unavoidable part of allowing people into your life. Not everyone will hurt you in the same way, and not every disappointment will come from someone you love. Some wounds arrive through friendships that slowly fade, promises that remain unfulfilled, people who stop making an effort, and conversations that never happen. Others come from the expectations we quietly build around people, hoping they will understand what we never actually said. And the hardest…
