
This Is What Happens When You Don’t Get Your Happily Ever After
When you go back to your country, there will be no “us.” You will forget about me, as though nothing happened. Just nothing. Sure, you have the right to remember the pleasurable…
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When you go back to your country, there will be no “us.” You will forget about me, as though nothing happened. Just nothing. Sure, you have the right to remember the pleasurable…

You were a good man. Well, I wanted you to be. Honestly, it’s not to say that you aren’t a good man—truly, you are. You just weren’t a good man to me.…

Love is the most clichéd necessity. You spend your whole life finding for that perfect love. You set your own standards. You already drew what the man of your dreams will look…

I was blind and robotic before I met you. But I thought I’d let you know and I realized that I needed you and I wondered if I could come home with…

I just wanted to take care of you. I wanted to sweep your floors, wash your dishes, fold your laundry. I wanted to have you warm, home cooked meals ready for you when you…

I lost appetite that whole day, because of thinking so much about you. My eyes were welling with tears, causing me to lose focus on my work. Our sweet conversations replayed in…

I remember how you approached me that early morning, asking if it was okay to drink beer. I glanced at the clock and it was 9:30am. I was trying to devote myself…

Since the day you left, there’s this fiery pain inside my chest. I could not let it go, and probably will not try to do so. I will let it consume me.…

I felt your heart race, and all I could think about was how I needed space. Although putting my head on your chest was my intent to feel calm, not to want to run. I…

Love is the most clichéd necessity. You spend your whole life finding for that perfect love. You set your own standards. You already drew what the man of your dreams will look…

It’s because you are real. Because I can reach out my hands and touch your skin and I don’t have to imagine — the way your eyes might light up when you…

You know that feeling. You wake up on the wrong side of bed and just feel down for no apparent reason. After reluctantly getting ready, you hop onto Instagram and see that…

I remember the first time I heard your voice. I can still remember telling you how soothing I found it, how much it calmed me. It still does, even though we’re strangers.…