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Choosing Yourself Over the Chase
Don't waste time waiting for someone to grow up. When someone requires you to exhaust yourself explaining how to love them—without them proactively seeking to understand or reflect—the likely outcome is mutual harm.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing2 days ago in Poets
The Mercy of Distance
Often, the ones you love but cannot have are actually being kept away by fate for your own protection. The distant dynamics you don't understand—the ambiguity and the mixed signals—are all shields, preventing you from falling into the wrong relationship. The person you loved deeply, but couldn't be with, was a deliberate detour. Fate separated you to give you the clarity you needed to avoid being hurt.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing4 days ago in Poets