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How do You Heal From Losing Someone Who is Still Alive?

And the kicker? They no longer want you in their life but made you believe they did.

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Chris Freyler
Jun 29, 2025
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Isn’t it weird how we become obsessed with those who don’t want us? But we make believe we want them? Crazy, eh?

Seriously, ask yourself why you want to be with someone who clearly made it known they want nothing to do with you. I mean, shit, it still confuses me to this day. Because I let my overthinking take over, and I want to believe they really want, and love me, all while their actions showed me the answer I ignore. But their words show me potential, sprinkled with “hope.”

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