The Relationship That Ends Well

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.”

Not all endings are failures. Some relationships end because they have completed their purpose — because the people in them have grown in different directions, or because what was needed has been given and received, or because the season has simply changed.

An ending that is handled with honesty, with care, with genuine respect for what the relationship was — that is not a failure. It is a form of love.

The relationship that ends well leaves both people with their dignity intact. With gratitude for what was real. With the knowledge that they were treated with care even in the ending.

This is harder than it sounds. Endings are often painful, and pain can make us careless. But the care we bring to endings is part of the care we bring to love.

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