When an intimate relationship ends, people often say, “I just need to get over it.” But the truth is, healing rarely looks like a clean leap over anything. It looks more like: getting through it, getting past it, getting beyond it, and eventually, integrating it. Because relationships aren’t obstacles to conquer. They’re experiences to digest. My True Goal After Any Relationship At the end of any relationship, my personal goal is simple: Gratitude. That’s the only emotion I