I Hate How Much I’d Miss You If We Couldn’t Be Together Anymore
Sometimes I get really frustrated… because I like you so much more than I planned to.
Sometimes I get really frustrated… because I like you so much more than I planned to.
Sometimes I wish I could go back to that former version of myself — the one who was scared, who thought this relationship was “too good to be true,” who convinced herself that it’d all end at any time. I wish I could go back and tell her, “You’re never going to wish you enjoyed this less.”
I’ve had to come to terms with the reality that I have been taking the wrong advice in one arena.
Given the choice, I would prefer not to worry anymore. I would prefer if that’s what happens once the big picture is (mostly) safe. But maybe that’s not how it works — and the best we can do is be fortunate enough to worry about smaller things.
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