@tribal merlin
Hey. I just want to say thanks for being real about everything. That’s not easy, and I can tell you’ve been carrying a lot. Loving someone while trying to survive your own battles is exhausting, and even if things didn’t work out the way you hoped, it doesn’t mean you failed. You were there, you tried, and that means something. When two people are struggling, sometimes love isn’t enough to hold everything together. That sucks, but it’s real. It doesn’t take away from what you had, it just means the weight got too heavy. I know it’s easy to blame yourself, to think you could’ve done more, but you were fighting your own war too. You can’t pour from an empty cup, no matter how much you love someone. Missing her is okay. Feeling lost right now is okay. It just means you cared. It just means you're human. But don’t let this make you forget your own worth. You're not meant to carry this pain alone forever. You’re not too much, and you’re not too late to find peace, to find connection, to feel okay again. It’s not gonna feel like this forever, even if it does right now. You don’t need to have everything figured out. Just take it one breath at a time. And when you’re ready, reach out. Even if it’s messy, even if it’s small. You deserve people who’ll meet you where you are. You're not alone, even if it feels like it right now. I’m still here if you need someone to talk to.