That urge to reach out? It’s not love. It’s habit.

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You grab your phone.

You stare at their name.

Your fingers hover.

You think texting them will fix it.

That it’ll give you relief.

Peace.

But it won’t.

It’ll pull you back into a cycle that already drained you once.

You don’t miss them.

You miss feeling needed.

Wanted.

Seen.

Truth is, they saw you — and still chose to hurt you.

Don’t forget that.

You’re not lonely. You’re healing.

And that shit feels empty sometimes. But it’s necessary.

Every time you resist the urge to reach out,

you’re choosing you over a ghost.

That’s strength.

One day soon, you’ll stop checking their profile.

You’ll stop replaying the “good times.”

And you’ll realize it wasn’t love.

It was a lesson.

You don’t need closure.

You need discipline.

Because the version of you that’s coming?

Would never settle for half-love again.

Stay strong.

Keep going.

You’re almost unrecognizable already.

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