Why You Should Never Regret Loving The ‘Wrong Person’
In the end, there are no wrong people to love. There are people we love and love and love until it’s time to go.
By Molly Burford
When we think about what makes a love true, we often measure the validity of that love based on whether or not it has the potential to be forever. And if a relationship ends, we determine that those former lovers were simply the wrong people for one another.
Divorces are called failed marriages. Breakups are referred to as lost love. And even if that marriage lasted for over 20 years, and even if that relationship was a 10-year affair, we still invalidate their worth simply based on the fact that those love stories came to a close.
Suddenly, it no longer matters that these exes helped each other through some of the toughest years of their lives. Suddenly, it’s forgotten how much they once made each other happy. Suddenly, late, slap-happy nights with their newborn are erased. Suddenly, those vows they exchanged were never sincere. And we apply this to our own relationships, too. All because of this stubborn belief that the right people stay forever and never leave, no matter what.
