**A BREAKUP IS LIKE A BROKEN MIRROR. IT IS BETTER TO LEAVE IT BROKEN THAN TO HURT YOURSELF TRYING TO FIX IT.

**GIVING UP DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN YOU'RE WEAK. SOMETIMES IT MEANS YOU'RE STRONG ENOUGH TO LET GO.

**I'M GOING TO SMILE AND MAKE YOU THINK I'M HAPPY. I'M GOING TO LAUGH SO YOU DON'T SEE ME CRY. I'M GOING TO LET YOU GO IN STYLE. AND EVEN IF IT KILLS ME, I'M GOING TO SMILE.

**HAVING SOMEONE BREAK UP WITH YOU AND SAYING "WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS" IS LIKE YOUR DOG DYING AND YOUR MOM SAYING "YOU CAN STILL KEEP IT

**IF YOU LOVE SOMEONE SET THEM FREE. IF THEY COME BACK TO YOU, THEY'RE YOURS FOREVER. IF THEY DON'T, IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE.

**DON'T CRY BECAUSE IT'S OVER. SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED.

**NO ONE CAN PROMISE THEY'LL NEVER HURT YOU BECAUSE AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER THEY WILL. THE REAL PROMISE IS IF THE TIME YOU SPENT TOGETHER WILL BE WORTH THE PAIN IN THE END.

**I'M CONVINCING MYSELF THAT I'LL FIND SOMEONE NEW. I WON'T BE ALONE AND I WON'T BE WITH YOU. YOU'RE WAITING FOR ME TO CRAWL BACK TO YOUR SIDE, BUT NOT THIS TIME BECAUSE I'M KEEPING MY PRIDE. SO GOODBYE FOREVER, I'LL BE ON MY WAY. IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME, BUT I'LL BE OKAY.

**WE HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON. I KNOW THAT FOR SOME TIME WE ARE GOING TO FEEL EMPTINESS AND A DULL PAIN, BUT STILL A PAIN. BUT IF WE HAD MANY THINGS IN COMMON, THE BREAKUP WOULD NOT BE THIS EASY. THAT WOULD HAVE DESTROYED US LIKE A HURRICANE, LEAVING ONLY EMPTINESS AND BITTERNESS. WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

**IT'S SAD BUT TRUE: NOTHING LASTS FOREVER. IN MOST CASES, THE SEPERATION CAUSES HEARTBREAK, TORMENT, AND DEPRESSION. DO NOT FEAR TO FACE THE TRUTH. IF YOUR FEELINGS AREN'T THE SAME ANYMORE, AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP IS NOTHING MORE THAN A HABIT, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT IT'S TIME TO SEPARATE. UNFORTUNATELY.

**I KNOW THAT WOUNDS GIVEN TO US BY THE ONE WE LOVE HURT MORE. I KNOW THAT WE WON'T FORGET THESE WOUNDS FOREVER. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO? AFTER ALL, WE DON'T SUFFER BECAUSE OF A BREAKUP BUT BECAUSE OF THE FEELINGS OF IRREPARABLE LOSS. IT'S SAD BUT TRUE.

**I WANT US TO BREAK UP WITHOUT OFFENDING AND HUMILIATING EACH OTHER. WE BOTH DESERVE THAT. IT'LL HURT FOR A WHILE BUT WE NEED TO GO ON AND DO IT WITH DIGNITY BECAUSE I CAN'T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT AND IT KILLS ME.

**SEPARATION IS FOREVER. NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY, SEPARATION IS LONG, SAD, EXHAUSTING, AND DEVASTATING TO THE HEART. IT CAN DESTROY ONE'S LIFE ONCE AND FOREVER. AFTER SEPARATION YOU WON'T BE THE SAME. EVER.

**YOU CAN ONLY PUSH A GIRL AWAY FOR SO LONG UNTIL SHE WALKS OUT OF YOUR LIFE ON HER OWN. SO BE CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE ONCE SHE TURNS AROUND SHE ISN'T COMING BACK.

**THEY IGNORE EACH OTHER AND LOOK AWAY, BUT THEY BOTH KNOW IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END THIS WAY.

**I COULD FORGIVE YOU AND FORGET EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, BUT THAT WOULDN'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER. WE'LL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY IT USED TO BE. YOU HAD THE WORLD IN YOUR HANDS BUT YOU THREW IT ALL AWAY. SO PLEASE DONT EXPECT ME TO FEEL SORRY FOR SOMETHING THAT'S YOUR OWN FAULT.

**WHEN YOU KNEW I'M SUFFERING, WHY DIDN'T YOU DO ANYTHING? WHEN YOU KNEW IT WOULD HURT ME, WHY DID YOU DO IT? YOU FLAT-OUT DESTROYED ME.

**FORGET HIS NAME, FORGET HIS FACE. FORGET HIS KISS, HIS WARM EMBRACE. FORGET THE LOVE THAT YOU ONCE KNEW, REMEMBER NOW HE HAS SOMEONE NEW. FORGET HIM WHEN THEY PLAY YOUR SONG, REMEMBER HOW YOU CRIED ALL NIGHT LONG. FORGET HOW CLOSE YOU ONCE WERE, REMEMBER HE HAS CHOSEN HER. FORGET HOW YOU MEMORIZED HIS WALK, FORGET THE WAY HE USED TO TALK. FORGET THE THINGS HE USED TO SAY, REMEMBER THAT HE'S GONE AWAY. FORGET HIS LAUGH, FORGET HIS GRIN, FORGET THE DIMPLES ON HIS CHIN. FORGET THE WAY HE HELD YOU TIGHT, REMEMBER HE'S WITH HER TONIGHT. FORGET THE TIME THAT WENT SO FAST, FORGET THE LOVE THAT NOW HAS PAST. FORGET THAT HE SAID HE'D LEAVE YOU NEVER, REMEMBER NOW HE'S GONE FOREVER.

**AND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE AWKWARD TIMES WHEN WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND REMEMBER HOW THINGS USED TO BE.

**WHEN THE PAIN OF HOLDING ON BECOMES WORSE THAN THE PAIN OF LETTING GO, THEN IT IS TIME TO LET GO.

**YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL YOU LOSE IT, AND ONCE YOU LOSE IT YOU CAN NEVER GET IT BACK.

**MY HEART WAS TAKEN BY YOU, BROKEN BY YOU, AND IS NOW IN PIECES BECAUSE OF YOU.

**YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BROKE MY HEART, YOU'RE THE REASON MY WORLD FELL APART. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE ME CRY, YET I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU AND I DON'T KNOW WHY.

**A MILLION WORDS WOULD NOT BRING YOU BACK-I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE TRIED. NEITHER WOULD A MILLION TEARS-I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE CRIED.

**WANTING HIM IS HARD TO FORGET. LOVING HIM IS HARD TO REGRET. LOSING HIM IS HARD TO ACCEPT. BUT EVEN THROUGH ALL THE PAIN I'VE FELT, LETTING GO IS THE MOST PAINFUL YET.

**WHY DID I BREAK UP WITH HIM? WELL, ONCE I SAT DOWN AND LOOKED AT THE SITUATION, ALL THE PIECES LYING ON THE FLOOR, IT JUST WASN'T A PUZZLE ANYMORE. NONE OF THE PIECES FIT TOGETHER. AND EVEN IF I TRIED REALLY HARD, THE PIECES, WELL, THEY WERE TWO DIFFERENT PUZZLES. THAT'S WHY I DID IT. HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

**YOU TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, YOU TELL ME YOU WON'T LEAVE ME BUT YOU DO IT ANYWAY. NOW I'M CRYING MY HEART OUT HOPING YOU'LL HEAR ME, BUT YOU JUST IGNORE MY PAINFUL CRY. EACH AND EVERY DAY PASSES BY AS I FAKE A SMILE TO THE WORLD. BUT UNDERNEATH MY SMILE IS MY BROKEN HEART. ALL THE GOOD MEMORIES YOU GAVE ME ARE ALL I HAVE LEFT OF YOU. BUT THEY'RE SLOWLY FADING AWAY AS TIME GOES BY EVERY DAY. BUT WILL I EVER GET OVER YOU?

**IT'S SAD WHEN PEOPLE YOU KNOW BECOME PEOPLE YOU KNEW, WHEN YOU CAN WALK RIGHT PAST SOMEONE LIKE THEY WERE NEVER A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE, HOW YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM FOR HOURS AND NOW YOU CAN BARELY EVEN LOOK AT THEM.

**JUST BECAUSE SHE COMES OFF AS STRONG DOESN'T MEAN SHE DIDN'T FALL ASLEEP CRYING AND EVEN THOUGH SHE ACTS LIKE NOTHING'S WRONG, MAYBE SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT LYING.

 **REMEMBER WHEN YOU TEXTED ME ALL THE TIME, SAID THE CUTEST THINGS, SAID YOU LOVED ME, MADE ME SMILE ALL THE TIME, SAID STUPID STUFF JUST TO HEAR ME LAUGH, ALWAYS SAT REALLY CLOSE TO ME LIKE THE REST OF THE SEAT WAS TAKEN? REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL? BUT THAT WAS THEN, AND NOW YOU JUST IGNORE ME. I DID NOTHING WRONG. YOU LIED TO ME AND I BELIEVED EVERYTHING. I WAS STUPID TO TRUST YOU. I WANT TO FORGET YOU AND BE FINISHED WITH YOU, BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE BECAUSE YOU'RE THE PAIN I CAN'T LET GO OF.

**WHERE YOU USED TO BE, THERE IS A WHOLE IN MY HEART THAT I CONSTANTLY FIND MYSELF WALKING AROUND IN THE DAYTIME, AND I FIND MYSELF FALLING IN IT EVERY NIGHT. I MISS YOU LIKE HELL.

**THE STUPIDEST MISTAKE IN LIFE IS THINKING THE ONE WHO HURT YOU THE MOST WON'T HURT YOU AGAIN.

 **IN THE ARITHMETIC OF LOVE, ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS EVERYTHING AND TWO MINUS ONE EQUALS NOTHING.

 **IT REALLY HURTS WHEN YOU EXPECT SO MUCH MORE FROM THE ONE YOU ONCED LOVED SO MUCH.

**FALLING IN LOVE IS AWFULLY SIMPLE, BUT FALLING OUT OF LOVE IS SIMPLY AWFUL.

**OFTENTIMES WE SAY GOODBYE TO THE ONE WE LOVE WITHOUT WANTING TO. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'VE STOPPED LOVING THEM OR WE'VE STOPPED CARING ABOUT THEM. SOMETIMES GOODBYE IS A PAINFUL WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU.

 **IT HURTS TO BREATHE BECAUSE EVERY BREATH I TAKE PROVES I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.

**DON'T SAY WE'RE NOT RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE THE WAY I SEE IT, WE'RE NOT MEANT FOR EVERYONE ELSE.