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when you said “it’s that moment when they understand I’m not the cool girl who will float in and out of their life like a dreamy interlude between their real relationships” it cut right through the heart. loved this all the way <3

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oh you get it… thank you so much for reading i’m glad you liked!!!

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Everything you write is like straight out of my journal!

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i’m in the walls!! jkjk of course but i’m glad it could resonate :,))

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I believe that in maximum cases, girls put more effort in a relationship, than the boys. Then, we end up getting tagged as "over-sensitive", which kinda sucks.🥲

Anyway, great article, Faith!!🥰🥰🥰

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yes that’s so true! & thank you so much :,))

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when i read this a few days ago, it resonated so deeply, but reading it again now it just feels like a hug from you. you’re such a loving, thoughtful person and i adore you so much

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you are such a light in my life i love u

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this one is way too real take it back I beg

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HAHAHA eve !!! 🩷🫂 thank u for reading :,))

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i do this too in my songwriting 😭 i ended up falling for a guy way too similar to my ex recently and i’m still recovering. i feel like sometimes we ignore the red flags we see in someone for the sake of familiarity 😀

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“for the sake of familiarity” is soooooo true. in my case, i tried going for someone who was the complete opposite of my ex on a surface level but as time went on i realized they were sooooo similar… scary!!!!

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Girl I was just praying to God about how I’m healed now and to send me the exact same guy again, I kid you not the next moment I see is a notification from substack and it’s Thisss🤣. Also,this post feels like a cable knit sweater and fuzzy socks, Loved it.Thank you!

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that is so hilarious and timely!! you’re so real. thank you so much for reading i’m glad you loved it :,)

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currently going through a breakup and needed this today 🩷

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i’m so glad i could help in some way! 🫂 sending you love

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this hit my heart so strongly YOUR WORDS ARE GORGEOUS & SO RAW & exactly how I’ve been feeling 😭💓

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i'm so glad!!!! :,)))

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i love this so much i might internally start crying bc of how much it resonates?? but no, thank you for sharing i adore your writing !!!

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thank you so much!!! <3

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This is so beautifully written 🤍

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thank you!!!

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"The irony is that in trying so hard to be enough, is that I sometimes fail to consider the possibility that I’m already more than enough..."

This, this, THIS! Faith, you write beautifully and your content really resonated with me. But as someone twice your age (who still has the heart of a 20-something!), I can tell you that when you find the right person, you'll be grateful for all the relationships that didn't work out. If they don't feel you're the one, it may be for good reason. Because HE is still around the corner somewhere, and you'll meet at the right time, whenever that it. Till then, always hold tight to your own sense of self and self-love, and keep doing your thing! Sending tons of love and light.

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this is so comforting to hear :,)) thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement <3 sending love and light right back to you

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"They want to keep living in the middle chapters, where everything is possibility and nothing is consequence. Speaking from experience, there’s a particular kind of loneliness in being the girl who’s too much by virtue of being exactly enough." WOW just wow. This all resonated very much and I may have teared up a bit at this article. You encapsulate the feeling very well. I feel I am the same kind of girl who is often too much for others to handle as well. Beautiful piece u earned urself a new follow <33

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i'm so glad, thank you so much :,))

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i screamed

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oh yeah? i scrumpt

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Love this!!! I really relate 🩷🩷🩷

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so glad you enjoyed & can resonate :,)

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So so relatable the whole thing

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thank you :,))

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