BE HAPPY FOR YOU EX

If you see your ex with someone else, then be happy for them. 
Your ex did what an ex was supposed to do, which was to find happiness again. 


Did you expect your ex to always occasionally tell you that they miss you and they'd like to try again with you..?
Did you expect your ex to not be able to ever get over you..? 
Did you expect your ex to always be ready and available for you when you feel like it's the right time to get back together..? 


What you had with your ex was something beautiful and tragic.
But it was an experience that helped you both grow and it's something that your ex will carry on to the next relationship to ensure that it has a better chance of working out this time around.


Your ex will take everything that happened with you, learn from it, and live by those lessons in the new relationship so that some mistakes won't be repeated and some things will be avoided. 


Just because your ex found happiness before you did, doesn't mean you should hate them for it. 
You shouldn't be feeling any bitterness towards your ex for finding someone new and you shouldn't think of it as being replaced. 



It's you that has to come to terms with the fact that it was amazing while it lasted and unfortunately, it's ran its course. 
It's you that has to accept that your ex has now outgrown you and found someone who's better for them. 
It's you that has to understand that if you loved your ex at all.


You'd know that this is for the best and your ex is better off without you. 
You're allowed to think about your ex, you're allowed to miss your ex from time to time, and you're allowed to care for your ex, but you're not allowed to stand in the way of their new relationship and hold them back from being happy. 


Just be thankful that you were even with them, be happy for them, and move on.


- Teddy Nguyen -

Written By Siti Khadijah Halil

UNREQUITED LOVE

Unrequited love is the kindest love of all.
It is a selfless but painful choice. 
You are choosing to love someone despite the fact that he doesn't feel the same way about you. 
You are willingly breaking your heart for someone who thinks you're just one of the blurry, unfamiliar faces among the crowd.
You are loving despite everything because you know that no matter how hard you try, sometimes love just can't be reciprocated.

Why do you get hurt..? 


The most obvious and immediate answer most of us say is that simply because,

"He doesn't love me back" 


It hurts to accept this as a fact but what's wrong in this statement is that you're like putting the blame entirely on the other person. 
You're saying that the reason why you're hurting is that person who just can't reciprocate your love. And that is not right.


The truth is, you are hurting because you have already decided that he is The One you've been waiting for.
You have projected all your fantasies onto him even if you know these will most probably not happen.
But then you are still hoping and believing that it's just a matter of time until he realizes that you really are the one or him.


You have made him into someone you want him to be.
That is, to be The One for you.
That is selfishness.


The truth is, unrequited love is meant to be painful.
Just because it hurts, doesn't mean it's wrong.
It's not wrong to love him.


What's wrong is that you're making yourself believe that he is the one meant to make your dreams come true.
And maybe he is not.
Maybe you're just making yourself fall in love with an idea.
Maybe it's just a delusion.


The truth is, there is a reason why your love is unrequited.
The reason why you two are not together is not just because he hasn't met you yet or he is still in love with another person.
Maybe the reason is that you two are meant for other people.
You can choose to still hopelessly go after him or you can choose to love someone who truly loves you.


The point is, unrequited love is meant to be kind and not selfish.
So stop imagining your future with someone who doesn't know you in the present and is probably imagining his future with someone else.


Do not fantasize so much about The One.
Do not make people into someone they are not.
Do not expect them to find their way to you.
Because in the end, it's only you who will get hurt.

 
Remember this: you are not pathetic, okay..?
You are generous, kind, and selfless.
Isn't it beautiful to sincerely love someone from afar without expecting to be loved back..?


Don't worry.
Someday, you will meet The Real One, the one who is real enough to truly love you.
But for now, focus on yourself; imagine your own future.
You are the only one who can make your dreams come true.
Just know that there is someone out there who will see you clearly among the crowd and give you the truest love that you deserve.


- Leiza Somerhalder -

Written By Siti Khadijah Halil