{"id":3286,"date":"2025-05-05T11:47:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2025-05-05T11:47:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:47:30","slug":"why-i-chose-my-ex-over-someone-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/why-i-chose-my-ex-over-someone-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Chose My Ex Over Someone New."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I know we had something real,<br>a bond we built slowly,<br>but steadily.<br>At first, it was simple,<br>but as time went on,<br>I found myself almost falling for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You were there,<br>you listened,<br>and honestly,<br>you made me feel seen.<br>Because of that,<br>walking away hasn\u2019t been easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, life has a strange way of circling back.<br>Along the way,<br>I reconnected with my ex.<br>Surprisingly,<br>things between us are better now.<br>We\u2019ve talked,<br>we\u2019ve healed,<br>and now, we\u2019re trying again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the main reason I asked for space.<br>Even though it hurt to create distance,<br>I knew I had to.<br>Otherwise,<br>I would\u2019ve been unfair to you<br>and untrue to what I\u2019m rebuilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment,<br>I\u2019m happier.<br>Not because you weren\u2019t enough,<br>far from it,<br>but because I\u2019ve chosen to give something I once broke<br>a second chance.<br>And more importantly,<br>I don\u2019t want to mess this up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, we can still talk,<br>but not the way we used to.<br>Going forward,<br>our conversations will be fewer and lighter.<br>That\u2019s not rejection.<br>It\u2019s simply me respecting my partner,<br>and protecting what we\u2019re trying to restore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Truthfully,<br>I didn\u2019t want to hurt you.<br>That\u2019s why I\u2019m telling you now,<br>before things went any further.<br>In the past,<br>I made the mistake of betraying the one I love,<br>and now,<br>I want to make it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So from now on,<br>let\u2019s just maintain boundaries.<br>Not because I\u2019ve forgotten you,<br>I haven\u2019t,<br>but because I care enough<br>not to lead you on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though this may sting,<br>I hope you understand.<br>In time,<br>I believe you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, I wish you the very best.<br>In everything.<br>In love, in growth, in peace.<br>You are someone worth knowing,<br>worth remembering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as it hurts to let this go,<br>I know it\u2019s the right thing.<br>For both of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So thank you,<br>for being part of my story,<br>even if it\u2019s only for a chapter.<br>And now,<br>we turn the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/walkingshadowpoetry.com\/blog\/shes-the-strength-you-never-knew-you-needed\/\">She\u2019s the Light That Never Fades by walking shadow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1Uk9V4Qd7m\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1Uk9V4Qd7m<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"IN THE QUIET THE NOISE GOT TOO LOUD by walking shadow poetry Kenya\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gsIJ3EJfEL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know we had something real,a bond we built slowly,but steadily.At first, it was simple,but as time went on,I found myself almost falling for you. 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