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Better Alone than Exhausted
"I’d Rather Be Alone and Quiet Than Tired of Being with Someone Else" We aren't afraid of loneliness; we are afraid of entrusting ourselves to someone who doesn't appreciate us. At certain stages of life, what matters more than mere companionship is the feeling of comfortable peace. If a relationship requires you to constantly suppress your needs, pretend everything is fine, and work tirelessly to please someone else just to receive a spark of positive energy, then you are better off alone.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
The Freedom of an Unattached Heart
Indeed, the best state of life is being single and having no one you are pining for. I recently stumbled upon a post that unexpectedly resonated with me. The gist was that someone asked: "What period of your life do you think was the most carefree and happiest?"
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a month ago in Poets
The Day I Stopped Romanticizing My Pain
For a long time, I believed my pain made me interesting. It gave my stories weight, my voice depth, my silence meaning. I wore it quietly, like a badge only other wounded people could recognize. When something hurt, I didn’t run from it—I wrote about it. I turned it into metaphors. I dressed it in beautiful words so it would look intentional instead of unbearable.
By Imran Ali Shahabout a month ago in Poets
