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The Day I Realized I Didn't Need Him Anymore

How I learned I was better on my own.

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The Day I Realized I Didn't Need Him Anymore
Julie Kreel

In the beginning of every relationship, there is always the butterfly feeling. It’s the sweet part of dating, everyone is happy. But not all relationships stay that way. Some become bitter and hurtful. In the end, people might change. At least once in life, a person will experience the unique feeling of a heartbreak.

My friends did not really understand what I was feeling and they all thought I could do better. It was like I lost something that was once my best friend and what was supposed to be a piece of my future. I had gotten into such a routine of including him in everything I did and now I had to learn to break it. It took me a while to stop pushing others away and feeling like I lost an important piece of the puzzle called life.

This was not something that was fixed overnight but took quite some time. I had to learn that it was okay to cry. It doesn’t make you weak, it helps you move on. I surrounded myself with constant positivity and had to find my own inner peace. I did not want to spend my days upset and never letting go.

It was finally then I realized that he’s not my superhero, and I am not his damsel in distress. I didn’t need a man to tell me who I am. I am and forever will me my own wonder woman. I did not say this with bitterness but rather for my own sake. I wish him to have the life he has always wanted but I also hope the same for myself. The more I realized this, the better I felt.

It’s the day where I smiled with complete happiness and to know I did not need him to make me be complete. I had my whole life ahead of me and many new opportunities. This was my time to focus on myself. This was the day I realized I didn’t need him anymore.


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