Hearts & Distances

Love, longing, closeness, and separation — the ache and the warmth that come with being connected to others. Words for the people we hold close, the ones we miss, the love that changes us, and the distances that teach us something about the heart.

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Quiet Damage

Many years after it happened, one fine day, you will understand how a person can be kind, loving, and generous, yet still be harmful. How “who they were” and “what they did” were so different that it left you confused. Now, you can call them toxic or narcissistic, but were…

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The Fall of Faith

You fall in love when you have faith in someone, when you believe they’ll catch you. And when they do, it doesn’t hurt. Falling in love never hurts. But when they don’t… It hurts so deeply that you start fearing the fall itself. Read this next: My Heart Aches for…

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Almost Loved

I know it’s almost impossible for someone to fall in love with the way I think instead of the way I look. It’s almost impossible for someone to wait patiently until I feel safe enough to open up. It’s almost impossible for someone to reach beyond the walls I’ve built…

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My Heart Aches For You

My heart aches whenever I think about you. It makes me feel like a ship sinking in the ocean, and I am watching it from the shore. My mind runs in every direction, looking for a way to make your life a little less painful. I want to do something…

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A Letter To My First Love

Dear Me, Oh, it was always you. The first person I ever fell in love with was you. Today, on our special birthday, I want to take a moment to express my love and gratitude to you. You have been with me since the beginning, through all the ups and…

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