breakups

When it comes to breakups, pain is inevitable, but Humans thinks that suffering is optional.

Sweet Girl
Sweet girl, you have been with that man for five years. You have had his kids. You have been in fights with other women over his love. Yet he will not make you his wife. You have spent all your time, money, energy, and love trying to make him love you in the ways that you have loved him. He has walked away when you talked about building a better life with him, and maybe one day having his last name.
By K J7 years ago in Humans
The Path Can Be Lonely
Traveling for work, long hours at the gym and being dedicated to the task at hand every day. There isn't always a lot left in the tank for other things. It sounds terrible and it can be for relationships. Throw in some time difference and uncertainty and you have a wonderful recipe for disaster waiting around the corner.
By Steven Altman7 years ago in Humans
Girl in the Snowglobe
I feel raw, exposed, and numb. I told him I loved him and he smiled and walked away. I thought that saying it would let me heal but I feel like the wound just reopened, the raw skin and muscle exposed to the cold, frigid air, my warm blood pouring out and staining the white snow that sits around me a now dark crimson. I fall down, curling into a ball, wanting to shrink into nothing. My world flips upside down and I'm turned inside out.
By Kathryn Lile7 years ago in Humans
All the Things I Wish I Told Her
When laying in bed at night her face comes to mind. She is euphoria, seeing her encapsulating smile could melt your soul. She was there one second and the next she's gone. I wish I could have calmed her nerves, told her it was okay to have these feelings, because all of them were reciprocated. But being scared of rejection, I hid my face and submerged the feelings that were so desperately crawling to come out. You had your shot, why didn't you take it? These thoughts linger in the air constantly, a world where you could have engulfed her in affection and compassion, treating her how she deserved. She might read this thinking there were others, but it was just her, only her and her beauty.
By Dakota Shadow7 years ago in Humans
Boyfriend Chronicles: Part 1
My first boyfriend’s name was Marcus. Our story took a lot of twists, and he's the one relationship that has the most history. I wouldn't call this story tragic...I wouldn't even really call it sad. If there was one word to describe it, I would say it was just "interesting".
By Alice ♡7 years ago in Humans
One Easy Mistake That Can End a Relationship
What more can a person want when they've found someone they can love? Not for just how beautiful they are physically, and not even for how beautiful their personality is, but for simply how beautiful their soul is. You would think it was a match made in Heaven, or by the Norns (the sisters of fate in Norse mythology), and that who you have is someone you can call your soulmate.
By Karasu 烏7 years ago in Humans
30 Journal Entries to Self-Discovery - Day 5
Hey, Y'all! Happy day five! It's weird, right? This is weird. I've never done a daily follow along blog post. It's always been one article on one topic. So this is so weird for me. However, I'm really enjoying it. I hope you are too and if you're not... then why are you still reading? Anyway, here's the quote for the day: "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart" - William Wordsmith
By Michelle Schultz7 years ago in Humans
My First Love
When you think of love, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Happiness? Starting a family? Butterflies in your belly? I thought all of those too. Until it nearly destroyed me as a person.
By Dee Zee7 years ago in Humans
First Love
Love. It changes you. They say the longer time passes, the more the wounds heal, but that was not true for me. The pain may have faded slightly, but the scars still linger. They linger deep inside me and have never disappeared.
By Isabella Frost7 years ago in Humans
Take Care
They say it helps to write out how you’re feeling when you’re feeling sad. I feel like I write too much about it so it’s lost its effect on helping me cope... but here I am.
By Nancy Garcia7 years ago in Humans
Thoughts After Us
I wonder if you are listening to the same songs to get over me. When I look over at the Spotify side bar, will I see that you were listening to Tash Sultana 7 minutes ago? And will I wonder where you were listening to Tash Sultana? Do you have headphones in at the supermarket, or are you spread out at the foot of your bed, bathing in her melodic melancholy like me?
By Katherine Collins7 years ago in Humans
This Is NOT a Love Story
“This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know upfront, this is not a love story.”- 500 Days of Summer It’s been a little over a year and a half since I have been with my “ex-boyfriend” Griffin. We began to date just before I graduated high school. He was 20-years-old at the time and was already living on his own in an apartment down in Long Beach. Griffin has cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that causes severe damage to the lungs and other organs. My favorite thing about him was his optimistic outlook on life, and his willingness to fight and beat his disorder, for which there is no cure.
By Kay Higgs7 years ago in Humans