Pain is Only Temporary

My first major breakup was a disaster. I won’t go into details. All I will say is that I cried on a friend’s shoulder, slept on the couch and woke up the next morning with a massive headache. It was not pretty. I was devastated. I had fallen hard for this man. But as quickly as it had begun, it had ended. We only dated six weeks but I was all in and ready to make it a lifetime.

I had real difficulty letting go. For weeks after the breakup, I communicated with him - wanting to understand more of why it didn’t work out; if there was anything I could do to change it; and why in the world did I hurt so badly.

During one of the conversations with my ex I remember him telling me some truth. He told me that the pain I felt was only temporary and basically, I would eventually feel better. He knew me and knew that I had not had very many heartaches. In fact, he was my first real relationship. Because of his experience, he knew something that I had not yet realized. The pain does lessen over time and you learn to move on.

This post is written as part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes hosted by fiveminutefriday.com. Writing prompt: Temporary