This one’s for the girls who didn’t leave. For the ones who saw the shift — the silence, the sharp edges, the missing sparkle — and stayed anyway. The ones who kept texting even when the replies were slow. Who called. Who showed up. Who didn’t take the distance personally because they sensed something deeper. […]

I couldn’t help but wonder… was she ever really my friend, or just someone who liked to keep me small?Over a year ago, I went through a friendship breakup that felt more painful than most actual relationships. I fought for it. I bent. I compromised. I justified. I swallowed my discomfort and silenced my gut […]