Trapped between love and hurt.

There are days when people hurt you so much that it feels like all the old wounds have reopened. The things you thought you had forgotten suddenly come rushing back. Their words, their actions, the way they made you feel small it all feels fresh again. In those moments, you start to believe that there is no one worse than them in this entire world. No matter how many good qualities they have, no matter how much they have cared for you in the past, that one moment of hurt overshadows everything.

You try to convince yourself that they are not all bad. You remind yourself of the times they were kind, the moments when they stood by you. But the truth is, no matter how much you try, you can’t forget the way they made you feel. You find yourself stuck neither able to leave them completely nor able to stay with them peacefully. It’s a strange kind of pain, one that keeps you trapped between love and hurt. You don’t want to lose them, but you don’t know how to live with them either.

People say you should forgive. They say you should let go, move on, and not hold on to grudges. But what if the person you are forgiving doesn’t even realize how much they have hurt you? What if they don’t even care? Some people hurt you and then behave as if nothing ever happened. They move on so easily, acting like they never said those harsh words, never broke your heart, never left you drowning in pain. And yet, you are the one stuck in that moment, playing it over and over in your head, unable to escape.

The worst part is when you try to express your pain, and they dismiss it. They act like you are overreacting, like your feelings don’t matter. They don’t acknowledge the damage they have done, and you start questioning yourself are you really making a big deal out of nothing? But deep down, you know you are not. You know how much it hurt. You know how much it still does.

The truth is, some people will never understand your pain because they never had to feel it. They will never realize how their words or actions have left scars on your heart. You cannot make them see what they don’t want to see. And maybe that’s the hardest part accepting that some people will never change, no matter how much you love them.

But you don’t have to keep suffering because of them. Forgiveness doesn’t always mean keeping someone in your life. Sometimes, it means choosing yourself over them. It means understanding that you deserve peace, even if it means walking away. It’s not easy to let go of someone you once loved, but sometimes, it’s the only way to heal.

Holding on to pain won’t make them understand. Waiting for them to change won’t make them a better person. The only thing you can do is decide what you want for yourself. Do you want to keep living in a cycle of hurt, or do you want to set yourself free?

You deserve to be happy. You deserve to be in a space where your feelings are valued. And if someone cannot give you that, maybe it’s time to stop waiting for them to. Because in the end, real love doesn’t hurt like this. Real love doesn’t make you question your worth. And real love, even if it hurts sometimes, never makes you feel invisible.

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