Even when your Heart Aches, Don’t Hate them for Leaving.

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3 min readMar 30

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Sometimes, the people we love the most leave.

When people don’t stay, a wave of negative emotions washes over us. Love turns to hate in a matter of days. However, we don’t hate the person for who they are — we hate them for leaving.

Because dealing with the absence of a loved one is painful, we find it arduous…

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