❤️🔥 Chapter 7: When You Still Love Them
One of the most confusing parts of heartbreak is this:
You still love them… but they're no longer yours.
You know the relationship is over.
You remember the pain, the silence, the betrayal, or the incompatibility.
Yet — your heart still reaches for them.
This chapter is for that exact moment.
🔹 Love Doesn't Always Die With the Relationship
Feelings don't just disappear because someone walked away.
Sometimes, the mind accepts the breakup before the heart does.
And that's okay.
You might still:
Dream about them
Miss their voice
Hope they'll come back
But loving someone after they're gone doesn't mean you should go back — it means you loved deeply. That's not weakness. That's a beautiful truth.
🔹 It's Okay to Still Love Them — But Love Yourself More
You don't have to hate them to move on.
You don't have to pretend they meant nothing.
But you do have to choose peace over pain — even when your heart says, "Just one more try."
> Every time you choose yourself, that love shifts back to where it belongs — inside you.
🔹 What to Do With the Love That's Left
Love is energy. If it stays stuck in missing someone, it creates pain. But if you redirect it, it becomes power.
Try this:
Channel that love into yourself — care for your body, mind, and spirit
Use it to fuel your goals, healing, and dreams
Write them a letter — but don't send it. Burn it or keep it as closure.
Remember: "I love you" doesn't always have to mean "Be with me."
Sometimes it means, "I wish you well, from a distance."
🔹 Stop Waiting for Their Return
One of the hardest truths is accepting that they may never come back.
And if they do, they may not come back healed.
You are not waiting for a person — you are waiting for a fantasy that may not match your reality.
What if instead of waiting, you started living?
🔹 Love That's Not Returned Still Teaches You Something
Even if they didn't love you the way you deserved:
You learned how to love deeply
You discovered your capacity for care
You now know what you never want to accept again
> You didn't lose — you letter
❤️🩹 Affirmations for Letting Go With Love
"It's okay to still love them and still walk away."
"My love was real, but their actions weren't."
"I release them with peace, and I return that love to myself."
"Loving myself means choosing healing — not waiting."
🔚 Final Note for This Chapter:
Still loving someone doesn't make you weak.
Still missing them doesn't make you broken.
But choosing yourself — again and again — makes you free