Why I Stopped Holding Onto Love — For Good This Time

When holding on is hurting and letting go is healing

When holding on is hurting and letting go is healing

Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash

I wanted to say, “I love you.” I wanted to say it all the time. It was a lump in my throat that I swallowed down because I knew what would happen if I let it go. I would say it, he would say nothing in return, and I would be sad that I said it. Even though I meant it. Even …