breakups
When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.
I never told you.
You changed my life. I never told you how much it hurt to know that we would eventually part ways. There was always this silent heartache that lingered when we embraced. Your hand in mine never felt like home. It was like a skeleton, holding onto the something I knew would die.
By Stephanie Ann5 years ago in Humans
Red Flags
She shouted at the top of her lungs for no absolute reason.“James, you missed the f-ing turn!”. If there was ever a red flag that I could no longer tolerate this relationship it was then. In the Winter of 2016, I was in my first real relationship with a girl. It was cool because one, I had never been in one before, and two, she was nice to me. Looking back, I totally rushed into it. I probably had known this girl for maybe three weeks. To limit any controversy, I’ll refer to her as Red, for both the red flags and the brown-reddish hair she had (ironic).
By James Rothrock5 years ago in Humans
How A Bottle Became My Therapist
It's been four years since I've even thought of a man as being anything other than invisible, let alone thought about dating one of them. I've gotten really good at being on my own, and I'm truly happy about that. The only reason I decided to be single in the first place was because I needed to know what it was like to be on my own. I needed to know who I was and what I wanted.
By Emily Bartlett5 years ago in Humans
I'm Still Figuring It Out
I blinked my eyes open to a bright, late afternoon July sun. The kids splashing around in the pool demonstrated to me that this season is the best one of their young lives and their mother, who sat in a neighboring poolside chair, exuded an evident relaxation from being able to lay in the sun without having to say a word for a whole five minutes. Raising a hand to cover my eyes, I felt the familiar tug of war that housed itself somewhere between my lower stomach and my heart. The sensation of it always surprised me from out of nowhere, without any tangible rhyme or reason as to why it decided to make an appearance.
By Kate Robbins5 years ago in Humans
The Person I Was Is No Longer Here
In 2015, I broke up with my fiancé, and a lot of people were left wondering what the hell happened. I think that it’s time for the truth to come out of hiding. So if you’re reading this, I hope you’re ready for the truth, because the truth is ready for you.
By Faith Maree5 years ago in Humans
Words I Wish I Said
I love you, but you broke me. You shattered my heart and left me just like everyone before you. The one person I truly believed would never leave me or hurt me and you did that and more. You are my first true love, my biggest heartbreak, and yet you’re still the woman of my dreams. And the saddest part of the whole situation? If you were to ever come back to me and ask if we could try again or be together again? No questions asked I would be right there with open arms, an open mind, and an open heart.
By Katelyn Doner 5 years ago in Humans
The Simple Cost of Connection
Watching a highway on a rainy night was one of the most peaceful activities. Cars rolled by, sometimes in groups and other times in solidarity, creating V-shaped tread marks in the deep, murky brown puddles that settle underneath the overpass. Most of the drivers ignored me, let me be, let me just watch. They are always there, day or night, speeding to their next locations or settling in for a long journey. I doubt that normal girls watch passing cars in their free time, but I haven't been in school for over a year, so I couldn't be sure either way. I knew my mother needed me more than my judgey teachers and classmates did. So I quit. I didn’t regret it, but I missed having someone, anyone around.
By SaMya Overall 5 years ago in Humans
Sometimes, Breakups Are Just Necessary
Have you ever come across a life event that turns out to be the worst and yet the best thing ever happened to you. Well, for me, it was a breakup. A relationship that I nourished so fondly, the many I loved like I love nobody else, the moments that I think I'll still cherish till the end - I was leaving it all behind. For what? Let's figure it out.
By Deepshikha Choudhary5 years ago in Humans
The End
since we ended, I have been waking up every morning trying to figure out how to move on with myself. The last 6 years, being with you, loving you and planning the next chapter of our lives was the most important thing to me. No matter what you have put me through, I always forgave in away but you always knew it was hard to forget. I never threw your mistakes back at you. All I asked was for the bare minimum in our relationship so we could continue to work together, but to also show each other how much we still love and cared. It’s all I asked for... but instead the words that came out of your mouth made me feel the complete opposite. WE WERE DONE...just done. Move on and never look back. It will be easier for you this way, is what you said. All I needed was space for a night so we could both just cool off, and get space from eachother and we could work it out like we always do. Because we love eachother. When you said we were done, I felt so broken. About 6 months ago, we got drunk at a family party at my sisters house, we all sat on the porch at about 3 in the morning. You drunkenly spoke out loud to my family how much you love me, and you can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together. You even admitted you wanted more kids than we talked about...and how soon you wanted them. You told my family that there was a very good chance there would be a wedding within the next year after the pandemic was over. It sounded so perfect. I thought that after all these years of being together and being able to stay strong and work things out, even when you gave me reasons to leave, I thought with you talking to my family, it was going to happen soon like you said. You made so many broken promises. A month before we ended, we celebrated 6 years together. A couple weeks go by, we are telling my family where we thought about spending our honeymoon. We talked about Santorini, in Greece. I always talked about how beautiful I thought it was, and I really wanted to go. So you suggested we make it our honeymoon trip. You also ask me if I want a wedding ring or if we should get tattoos instead, but I told you I wanted a wedding ring because I was afraid that if we got tattoos, somewhere down the line we would get divorced and we wouldn’t be together anymore. But you always said something to make me think it wasn’t an option and we would be together forever. I know we weren’t perfect and a long term relationship is A LOT of work. But I was ready to work at it for the rest of our lives. I still love you. I know I always will. Regardless of everything, I STILL WANT YOU. Having to face the harsh truth of us really being over still hurts. I know it has damaged me in many ways. I know I will be fine without you but planning a future without you in it makes my heart heavy. It’s been 1 month since you left me. So far I have planned big things for myself, I’m actually looking forward to achieving them. But I know the first person I wanted to share thoes achievements with was you. You were the best and the worst love of my life. It’s weird to say but I will always be great full.
By Brittany Parra5 years ago in Humans
Learning to Live
I was afraid of so much. Afraid to make the wrong move, say the wrong word, or even look the wrong way. When they say it feels like you're walking on eggshells, that's exactly what it feels like. Every single action is under a microscope and there's no way out.
By Rachel Hill5 years ago in Humans
