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Lanu Pitan's avatar

As far as I am concerned, some friendships are better left as memories. Do not try to rekindle them.😍

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Henya Drescher's avatar

Well said, Lanu.

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

I tried to maintain a relationship with my ex husband, but it was impossible. Thank you Henya, you expression this so well here!

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Jim J Wilsky's avatar

Once again, excellent writing Henya. You illustrated so well why sometimes, in failed or failing relationships, maintaining just a simple friendship is no longer possible. The only real option or solution is total and permanent separation.

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David Angel's avatar

Very well done. Mutual cancellation is leagues better than getting stalked. Count your blessings there. My poem Narcissia dives into that experience.

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Christoph Heinen's avatar

woa... sounds SO familiar. So well written... "You bellowed a rank of odor overlaid with the pungency of insisting stench. And that miserable, ash-gray feeling of petition. Within your desires, order and chaos were inseparably bound to one another."

I have been living close to a very clingy ex-girlfriend, and reading your words gives a language to my experience which helps identify how dysfunctional that kind of relating really is Thank you!

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Henya Drescher's avatar

The words I have spoken have connected with you on a deep level, reflecting the struggles and challenges you have faced. In times of chaos and turmoil, our minds become foggy, and it seems as though we are being swept away in a turbulent sea.

But when another person can pierce through the storm and bring clarity to our experiences, it is a powerful reminder that we are not alone in our fights.

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Christoph Heinen's avatar

thanks for being a righteous storm piercer

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Henya Drescher's avatar

🕊️😎😊

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Charlotte Pendragon's avatar

I wasn’t sure where to write you Anya, but a few months ago I lost a lot of the writers I subscribe to. So if you get a Subscribe notice from me, I’m resubscribing because of that weird glitch! I hope you are well!

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