Cutting contact after breakups, even if we end up reconnecting down the line, has always been important to my healing process. This was maybe 5 weeks out from the breakup and it was like pouring salt on a fresh wound. ?

my ex's text from the prior day, already ready to reconnect, had me in an introspective way~

When you gotta be social despite being an emotional wreck, grasping at straws trying to feign some semblance of normalcy

The prior few days (the last 5 comics) were filled with emotional processing. Time had passed, my feelings were a little less raw, which allowed me to be better able to understand my hurt. My friend Natalie came over and was such a darling, lending me an ear. ?

Lunch time small talk