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There are no “supposed to” in a situation like that. When boundaries shift, everything shifts with them. Feelings don’t follow agreements perfectly. People change, adapt, and sometimes move on in ways no one planned.
He asked if it meant anything. If it was serious. If I still loved him.
Those weren’t easy questions. And they didn’t have simple answers.
Because the truth is, when he opened that door, he didn’t just change the structure of our relationship—he changed me. He pushed me into a space where I had to rediscover myself, my needs, and what I was willing to accept.
Regret has a way of arriving late. By the time it shows up, things have already changed.
And sometimes, they can’t go back to the way they were.