Not every ending needs closure. Some just need distance, time, and self respect. I wasn’t controlling. I wasn’t toxic. I was just trying to love in a world where caring gets misunderstood. I stayed patient when it was hard. I explained myself when I shouldn’t have had to. I shrank parts of me just to keep the peace. And somewhere along the way, I started questioning myself instead of the situation. Now I’m learning this: Being “too much” was never the problem. I was just giving the right kind of