As I tried to start writing, I always got overwhelmed by the feeling of not wanting to remember.<\/p>\n
I started by writing about Ben. About how he treated me. About how he neglected me. But then halfway through, I couldn\\’t do it. I was somewhat ashamed, embarrased even. I didn\\’t want to remember. I didn\\’t want to recall the awkwardness.<\/p>\n
The things that I didn\\’t want to retell because it wasn\\’t me in the best light. A reason for my self-centeredness, perhaps.<\/p>\n
It\\’s strange considering how I would publicly annouce to the world but what he<\/i> or she<\/i> violated me. A few years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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