…that’s the one that really hurts when it goes south. You tried to apply the learning. You tried to grow as a person. You tried to heal from the experience, and be that bit of joy for someone else. They even said they loved you, but alas, it wasn’t the kind of love that came without conditions. There were standards to be met, and to hell if you didn’t one day stop meeting them.

Stay strong fellas. Keep your heads up and heart stored in a safely secured spot.