Dating you was confusing, nerve-wracking.

Never knowing if you’d cancel or not show up.

I believed your excuses because I wanted to.

I was upfront about my feelings, and it backfired.

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So…I ended it.

I feel relief now.

No more wondering how you feel.

Your silence is my answer.

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I know I’m brave.

I know this because I am not afraid to be vulnerable.

I say what I feel…always.

Life is too short to waste not saying what we feel.

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I would rather share my truth and be rejected

Than never say anything at all and risk losing “the one.”

I don’t live with “what ifs.”

I always choose the risk in love.

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Why? Because I am The Lion.

Because I know my worth.

Because I deserve love.

Because we all do.