I think that’s the hardest part about change: the absence doesn’t vanish just because the relationship did. You can carry no bitterness, no anger, not even regret, just the quiet ache of remembering how things once were. Sometimes I catch myself replaying conversations, or hearing laughter in my head from moments long gone, and I feel that familiar... See more

There’s a grief in growing apart that no one really talks about. It’s not dramatic or loud, but it lingers. It’s in the way you reach for your phone out of habit, then remember there’s no one to text anymore. It’s in the way songs, places, or inside jokes can still stop you in your tracks. Outgrowing people doesn’t erase the years you spent... See more