quotes from Instagram part 2

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How dare you ask me to be friends after all that we have been through? 🍂 . . One of the biggest insults I can think of post-breakup is when someone asks me to be friends. I just think it’s a lack of respect and a way for that person to run scot free, as if they need a way to believe they did nothing wrong and “agreeing to be friends” is the way to do that. How many times have you heard this after a breakup? “Can we still be friends?” “I’ve realised I do like talking to you though, can’t we be friends?” It may work for some people—but let’s look at this objectively: READ THE ROOM. How is your now ex-partner handling the breakup? Are they upset? Crying? Shocked? If they are, it’s probably not a good idea to insult them further by asking to be friends. This is a shock to the system. When you spend months liking and loving someone and they suddenly hit you with a breakup and think it’s okay to ask about being friends, this is a lack of respect from them. Give the person a chance to process what you’ve said and get their thoughts together. Let’s be real, if the relationship was for a significant amount of time, you would need time to process no longer seeing them. You need space. And “being friends” means you can somehow erase what happened and walk around as if nothing went wrong. No. Allow them the courtesy of having space away from you, leave them be. Post-breakup, some boundaries need to be established. You need to allow space from each other because otherwise you run the risk of becoming this toxic relationship. Give it time. Assess whether this person is someone you would like to continue having as a friend, and whether your feelings can dissolve. Then, respectfully ask or reach out. Art: pink and purple lily from pngfuel.com 💜

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if they want you, they'll stay. sometimes, you can't hold on to the promises they made, because words without action is just words. you can't live in fantasy they created and that's why you must let go of those ideas. when you beg them to stay, perhaps they'll stay but their heart no longer belong to you, their heart no longer be present. you better off alone than stay with someone who couldn't love you back, you just waste your time, your energy, your love, and your tears for someone who doesn't even think about how you feel. and if i tell you to move on, you need to ask yourself again "what's the point of holding on to them who doesn't love you?" you can't change their heart if they don't want you, but you can change yours. be wise to save your heart, before you drown too deep. poetry books: - deep wounds - me & coffee available to purchase, get your copy through the link in bio. signed copies available for purchase via shopee (ship to Indonesia) @dikagustin x #dikaagustin

A post shared by Dika Agustin (@dikagustin) on Aug 12, 2020 at 7:09am PDT

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I hope you know that you are someone’s source of joy. I hope you know that you will find joy soon if you don’t feel it now. I hope you allow yourself to feel joy and give yourself permission to do things that make you genuinely happy. ❤️

A post shared by jacqueline whitney (@jacquelinewhitney_) on Aug 7, 2020 at 9:50am PDT

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Like a butterfly, You must be brave enough To change And become something Entirely new And magical. . . Change and uncertainty are two things I used to be terribly afraid of. But, considering their inevitable nature, I decided to tackle this fear. I’ve come to realize that the beauty of life IS these very things: the unknown, letting life guide you without knowing what each twist and turn will be. As one of my favourite quotes says “if it changes your life, let it” (Dr. Seuss). Drop a 🦋 if this resonates with you.

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