I know that you don't want to hear this. I know that you think you've got everything figured out. I know that you don't want anyone telling you what you should or shouldn't do. So I am not going to do any of that. I am not going to tell you that you are making a mistake. I am not going to tell you that it's time to walk away for good. I am not going to tell you that you would be better off on your own. I am simply going to tell you a story.

At one point in time, I was the very girl to whom I am speaking. I was the one who kept going back, despite my parents disapproval, my friends telling me I shouldn't and no matter how badly it hurt. I allowed myself to be at the complete mercy of someone who did not deserve an ounce of it. I gave chance after chance, blind to the damage it was causing me. I stuck around far longer than I should have for someone who I gave much more of myself than I should have. I had myself convinced that this was how it was supposed to be.

I am writing this because I want something different for you. I want you to know when enough is enough. I want you to learn the difference between forgiving someone, and allowing them to keep being "sorry" with no implications of changing. I want you to realize you're worth far more than empty promises and actions that differ from words. You deserve someone you won't have to keep going back to because they won't make you walk away in the first place. So please listen to me when I say, I have been on the side where you are, and I have seen the other side as well. As quoted by C.S Lewis, "There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind."

Wait for that. Wait for the better things. Don't be the girl who keeps going back. Be the girl who keeps moving forward.