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Darling, He's Gonna Miss You After He Walks Away

There was nothing cruel about her other than her capacity to love.
Kirsten Corley
November 7, 2016
“Here is how you walk away from him: you get up, flick your hair, sashay away and never look back.”
— Kat George, Here Is How You Walk Away From Him
Tagged: Moving On, Breaking Up, Exes, Leaving, Goodbyes, feminism, Self-Love
“If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.”
— Shannon L. Alder, 300 Questions LDS Couples Should Ask Before Marriage
Tagged: Moving On, Letting Go
“Don’t be flattered that he misses you. He should miss you. You are deeply missable. However, the only reason he can miss you is because he’s choosing, every day, not to be with you.”
— Greg Behrendt, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
Tagged: Breakups, Dating, Missing Someone, Moving On
“It's hard to let go of anything we love. We live in a world which teaches us to clutch. But when we clutch we're left with a fistful of ashes.”
— Madeline L’Engle, A Ring of Endless Lightt
Tagged: Letting Go, Let Go, Learning To Let Go
“Healing may not be so much about getting better as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.”
— Rachel Naomi Remen, Kitchen Table Wisdom
Tagged: Healing, Letting Go, Becoming, On Becomig
“I used to think if missed hard enough you'd come back for sure
I can't be bothered now to miss you anymore”
— Miranda Lambert, I Can't Be Bothered
Tagged: Missing You, Moving On
“This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.”
— Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle
Tagged: goodbye, Thank You, Endings, Letting Go
“and in the end, letting
go was a lot like finding
love. i had to learn to
say goodbye to the one
who gave me the courage
to say hello.”
— R.M Drake, R.M Drake Collection
Tagged: Letting Go, Relationships, Courage When Things Go Wrong, Hello And Goodbye
“Stop chasing after boys who don’t even make the effort to message you, chase you, or get to know you. You are sick of people who make you feel they don’t want you enough. Find someone who knows what they want. Find someone who knows what they want is you.”
— Sade Andria Zabala, WAR SONGS
Tagged: Enough, Never Good Enough, Moving On, Self Worth, Girl Power, Relationships, Dating, Break Up
“The best way to get even with anyone is to put them in the rearview mirror on your way to something better.”
— Joe Hill, Horns: A Novel
Tagged: Revenge, even, Past, Moving On, Letting Go, Examples of Metaphors
“Conflicts between your heart and head appear like a boxing match. To walk away from someone who consumes so much of your heart, you can’t bear the thought of it. But, then in your head you remind yourself, it is for the best you leave now.”
— Kirsten Corley, The Pain And Joy Of Letting Go Of An Almost Relationship
Tagged: Almost Relationship, Almost Love, Toxic Half, goodbye
“You loved me - then what right had you to leave me.”
— Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)
Tagged: Love, hurt, Pain, Letting Go
“Often men fail to realize what they have until it is gone and it’s your job to make him realize what he’s lost.”
— Leslie Braswell, Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy: The Art of No Contact: A Woman's Survival Guide to Mastering A Breakup and Taking Back Her Power
Tagged: lost, Gone, Exes, Letting Go, Moving On, Getting Over Your Ex
“And they lived happily ever after, without each other.”
— Harsh Snehanshu, Harsh Snehanshu
Tagged: One Line Stories, Happy Ever After, goodbye
“I never wanted you to leave. But I stayed silent as I held open the door.”
— Kirsten Corley, Facebook Fan Page
Tagged: One Line Stories, Single Line Story, goodbye
“there was nothing cruel about her other than her capacity to love. sometimes i think it would be easier if she loved me less.”
— M. Ocean, Let Her Go
Tagged: Letting Go, Moving On, How To Hurt
“Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go but rather learning to start over.”
— Nicole Sobon, Program 13 (The Emile Reed Chronicles, 1)
Tagged: Letting Go, Moving On, Starting Over
“Letting go of someone you loved wasn't hard. There was no word for what it was, because even if you didn't let them go they were still gone.”
— Lauren Kate, Waterfall (Teardrop)
Tagged: Moving On, Letting Go
“If you have to convince someone to stay with you then they have already left.”
— Shannon Alder, Fanpage
Tagged: Leaving, Letting Go, Moving On
“Stop leaving the door open for someone who no longer deserves a key.”
— R.H. Sin, Whiskey Words & a Shovel II
Tagged: Exes, Moving On, Letting Go
“The truth is if you reach a point where letting go is the only option, it usually means that this thing or someone already let you go. You are trying to stay in a place where you are not welcome anymore.”
— Rania Naim, The Art Of Letting Go
Tagged: Letting Go, Fate, Destiny
“Move far away. Stop staying in the house where his ghost still haunts you and reminds you of yesterday. Stop letting him steal the light inside of you.”
— Lacey Ramburger, You Deserve To Be His First Choice, Or You Have To Let Him Go
Tagged: Letting Go, Toxic People, Leaving
“Hey, remember that person you thought you couldn't live without? Look at you living and shit.”
— Unknown, FB Fanpage
Tagged: Love, Moving On, Moving Forward
“I screamed, you didn’t hear me. I walked away, you didn’t chase.”
— Samantha King, Born to Love, Cursed to Feel
Tagged: Heartbreak, Sad, goodbye
“You don't want to let go, but don't want to be hurt, either.”
— Junot Dìaz, This Is How You Lose Her
Tagged: It's Over, Losing Her, Relationships, Letting Go, Pain, hurt
“He is upset to hear that you’ve moved on.”
— Rajashree Seal, 10 Signs That He Hasn't Completely Moved On After The Breakup
Tagged: Missing You, Jealous, Sad, Moving On
“One day you're gonna remember me and how much I loved you...then you're gonna hate yourself for letting me go.”
— Unknown, Awesome Random Repins
Tagged: Miss Me, Regret, Letting Go
“One day, you're going to miss the little text messages I give you. You're going to miss how I used to worry about you when you're out late. You're going to miss my annoyingness. One day, when I'm gone you're going to miss how you actually had someone that actually wanted you. And when I'm not there anymore you're going to miss me. ”
— Unknown, Miss Me
Tagged: One Day, Regret, Missing
“He's going to be sorry he lost you, so stop worrying. Forget the past, forget the pain and remember what an incredible woman you are.”
— Unknown, He'll Miss You
Tagged: Sorry, Regret, Past