maybe they’re a partner, maybe they’re a friend, maybe they’re a family member. regardless of the type of relationship, you know that this person isn’t good for you. it doesn’t even have to be because they’re abusive — maybe there’s just something about this connection that brings you stress. maybe your body is trying to tell you. why does your stomach hurt before and after you see them? you know you need to let this person go, but there’s a part of you who doesn’t want to. you’ve gotten used to them being in your life, and you can’t imagine a life without them. you want to only remember the good moments. you want to believe that things will be *all good* again. but were they ever *all good*? this person is never going to be the idealized version you’ve created in your head. ending the connection will hurt, but you’re already hurting yourself by staying in it.
she's one of my tops too, so i'm just gonna rec some of my fave reads of the past few years: august blue by deborah levy
the guest by emma cline
tides by sara freeman
pretend i'm dead / vacuuming in the dark / big swiss by jen beagin
hurricane girl by marcy demansky
we do what we do in the dark by michelle hart
noone is talking about this by patricia lockwood
want by lynn steger strong
luster by raven leilani
temporary by hilary leichter
pizza girl by jean kyoung frazier
goodbye vitamin by rachel khong
tampa by alissa nutting
hot milk by deborah levy
13 ways of looking at a fat girl by mona awad
barbara the slut and other people by lauren holmes
cat brushing by jane campbell
