Empty promises

stepping away before I shrink myself

Sunday, December 7, 2025 12:34

From pinky promises to open tabs and empty promises.

I sit here choosing myself after a few weeks of falling hard, falling deeply and then seeing it all clearly.

A part of me really wanted this to work out, but I felt like I was losing myself and bending and tiptoeing to fit someone else’s mold.

I decided to step back and step away from a relationship to honor my needs.

Today, I said my peace, but my body has already been grieving the loss of what could’ve been for the last week.

I felt disrespected because my time wasn’t valued, but his was sacred.

I felt a bit gaslit when he felt uncomfortable being labelled as my “boyfriend”, when that’s exactly what this was.

I felt like my business, my goals and my career were cute but his was the one to be taken seriously.