I Protected His Heart When I Should Have Been Protecting Mine

Sometimes, letting go is an act of self-love.

Sometimes, letting go is an act of self-love.

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I’ve been having vivid dreams. The other night, I was reminded what it felt like to love someone who was no longer loving me. It was just a dream, but the heaviness in my chest felt real. The structure of the dream was a reminder of my past, of how I loved hard and held on ha…