Moving on

Latika Sharma
Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

You had a life before them. You have a life after them. You knew happiness too. But the happiness they gave you was different. You gave it a different term. Real Happiness.

You try to find it in places, in things, in people. But it’s not the same. You try to fill the void with worldly things and everything reminds you of them.

People around you, will tell you to forget, to get into a new relationship, to enjoy the single life while you can, to try online dating. Don’t let people tell you what to do.

Ending a relationship is hard. You let go of a person who knew every small detail about you. A person you couldn’t go, even a day without talking.

You don’t have to move on. You don’t have to do what other people who broke up did. Take time to remember who you were before this relationship started, and remind yourself that you needed this love in your life. This experience was important. It shaped the person you are today.

Remind yourself, you had this wonderful person in your life, all to yourself. Remind yourself, the happy times, the silly times, the surprises, the gifts. Go to places you went to together. Watch the series you binge-watched when you both weren’t able to sleep. Take out the old roses kept in between the books he gave you, when he found out how big of a Potterhead you were.

Sometimes, the reason you are not able to move on is because you don’t want to move on and that’s perfectly okay.

Latika Sharma

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