Aafreen Sheikh
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Not Every Connection Is an ‘Audition for Permanence’
Something I’ve been sitting with lately; people can be in the exact same situation and experience it completely differently. One person starts reading attention as direction. The other is just… present. And that gap right there? That’s where things get messy. A lot of people reach out today not because they’re chasing a relationship or… Read more
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Ghost Among the Stars
We are on a hill that doesn’t exist yet, but I’ve already chosen it. It is high enough that the city becomes someone else’s problem. All we can see are scattered lights, distance, and all that darkness in between. It is cold enough that sitting close would make sense. Not that either of us would… Read more
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Not to Fix You, Just to Know You ♥️
I do not want to bond over the traumas and aches of your heart; I simply yearn to learn you. I don’t want to read your history to understand you; I want to see who you are today. I want to know what makes you happy, and how you sound when you laugh. I want… Read more
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The Upgrade You’re Avoiding Is Just an Elevator Away
Most of us, without even realizing it, start measuring our worth based on how people treat us. Someone pulls away and we feel like something must be wrong with us. Someone finally shows up and suddenly we feel like we matter. You start to notice a pattern and question your value based on their inconsistent… Read more
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