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When You Hate Your Ex

Instead of holding onto this hatred, thank him for giving you every reason to finally walk away.

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When You Hate Your Ex
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You hate him.

You hate the person he made you become and for trying to make you into the person he always wanted you to be.

For years, you fought to be someone you weren’t for him and, after all this time, you have finally realized that all of this wasn't your fault.

It was his.

At such a young age, he took away your innocence and self-love. He never gave you time to fully develop the person you really were, and because of him, you’ll never be given that time back.

He ruined your past, but you promised yourself you will never let him touch your future.

He gave you every reason to hate yourself, and he was fantastic at pointing out every single flaw you had. He caught you at your worst and shut you down for even hesitating to show any type of emotion.

He made you bottle up years of emotions that filled your body with hatred and anxiety.

Because of him, you thought you’d never see the light at the end of the tunnel. You actually felt like this was the love you deserved and the way you would forever be treated.

But really, no one ever deserves to be treated like that.

I hope you know this is all his fault, but there is probably no one you hate more right now then yourself.

You hate yourself for letting it get this far and for letting him have full control over you. I know you wish you never believe a word that came out of his mouth and should have listened when others said to leave. You wish you never let him become so comfortable.

So let this be your closure. Here’s the goodbye and everything you've always wanted to say to him.

Realize that with becoming this new and better person comes with letting him go completely.

Instead of holding onto this hatred, thank him for giving you every reason to finally walk away.

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