what are you pretending to have moved on from?
moving on has a performance to it sometimes. you say the right things, you stop bringing it up, and after a while even you start to believe the act.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →start by writing the sentence "i've moved on from" and finish it with whatever comes first. then sit with it. does it feel true, or does it feel practised. if there's a gap between those two, that's the thing worth writing about. try describing what happens in your body when the subject comes up unexpectedly. a tightness, a quickness to change the subject, a smile that doesn't quite land. write about the last time you were reminded of it. what did you do with that feeling. where did you put it.
- write about the story you tell others versus the version you think about alone at night.
- notice what topics you steer conversations away from, and ask yourself why.
- try finishing this sentence honestly. i pretend it doesn't matter, but.
for anyone who has said "i'm over it" enough times that it started sounding like a wish.