
08/16/2025
Because I romanticize everything, I’m usually the one that’s breaking my own heart.
From the outside looking in it’s easy to see what clearly isn’t aligned, what needs to go, and what more could be.
But when you’re in it, you’re blinded by the invisible strings that tether you. You hold onto stories that serve your illusions. You set unrealistic expectations for the wrong people. You seek closure when what you really need is to disconnect to reconnect to yourself.
You romanticize the potential, cherishing the story of what could’ve been as something beautiful.
You romanticize the pain, telling yourself your soul signed up for these tests.
You romanticize the lessons, allowing yourself to rot and feel the feelings to the point where you freeze your outer life to remain inward.
But what you really needed to do was to accept what’s being shown to you for face value. Some things aren’t meant to be romanticized. Some things just are what they are and nothing more.
That’s a hard truth for a romantic to hear.