Why? Dedicated to your stories and ideas. You have to accept that this person will never give you the answers you want them to. Sure, you can go days, weeks, months, years without thinking of them but the second you see their face or their name gets mentioned… The many nights your mind, heart and soul had assured you that you’re 100% over this person go to waste. Promise. Remind yourself that it was easy for them to let go of you. An Open Letter To My Almost 30-Year-Old Self, The Truth About Intimacy And HS, From Someone Who Has Had It For 23 Years, The 7-Step Plan To Get Over Someone And Move On With Your Life, 5 Signs Your Ex Was A Complete Narcissist, An Honest Letter To The Teen Girls We Used To Be, Just Because You’re Avoiding Your Emotions Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Have Them, When The Love Of Your Life Gets Engaged To Someone Else. Either way, you need to take your leave. MORE: When The Right Person Comes Into Your Life, You Will Know What matters is that this person has left irremovable imprints on your heart. You’re not over this person because they still have the ability to piss you off. Dwelling on how well they looked passing you in the hallway or how great they smelled that one time you interacted isn't going to help you move on. You are no longer allowed to express your love for them openly because you’re going to be judged for loving them even after what they did to you. Sign up for the Thought Catalog Weekly and get the best stories from the week to your inbox every Friday. The person you like doesn't like you back, maybe you know why, maybe you'll never know why, regardless this is the reality you have to accept and move on from. There will always be that one person you’ll never really get over. It tough to come to terms with it but they’ve moved on. I thought we were over this? There’s the age-old saying, “You never forget your first love.” But it’s not really so much about your first relationship; it’s more about the first time you feel that kind of romantic intensity, which you might have never felt before. I don’t know if anyone ever felt this way or not but every time you see a particular date in the calendar it takes you back in time and you relive that moment all in your head. But I really want you to know that things get better. I am also an avid blogger with a keen interest in spirituality, astrology and self development. You’re not over this person because you can still remember the little details, like the way their sweat smelled (ew, make that memory go away), their favorite song at seventeen, or a day you held hands in the backseat of a car. Learn about us. The One Person You Never Really Get Over Contemplations, Reblogs. When you find them, you’ll know. It’s not like we spend our entire day fantasizing about them or reminiscing. Just that you know that no matter how desperately you want the past to come back, it’s the present that you really need. All it takes is one song, one fragrance; one joke to bring back all that you had thought you had forgotten. But this isn’t going to be the case always. It didn’t matter to them as much as it mattered to you. You may unsubscribe at any time. You might bump into them somewhere, see their pictures on your newsfeed, hear their name in a random conversation… during these moments you lose control. People do fall out of love, you just didn’t. Just that you know that no matter how desperately you want the past to come back, it’s the present that you really need. If they wanted you at this moment, you would leave everything and come to them. “You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. I know, I know, Connie Chung delivering groundbreaking news over here, but it’s true. I guess it’s just hard right now. I still want you to save me from this loneliness, and heal my swelling heart with your love. We want to get over them. I am a writer and an artist currently working on my first novel. Or that’s what you tell yourself anyway. It’s not like our lives stopped when they left it. Twin Flame — 6 Signs That Tell You’ve Found Your Soul’s Other Half, How To Know If Someone Is Thinking About You (and maybe even falling in love with you).