161: "How to Get Over "The One" Who Got Away"
Love Life With Matthew Hussey
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The Only Antidote to Delusion
If we orient our focus to the fact that someone has chosen not to be us because the feelings aren't the same, that can actually be an antidote to our heartbreak. There is a kind of delusion in thinking that this person would value the relationship on the same level you do. They would stick it out in the same way that you would choose to. When we can see what some one has done as a reflection of their feelings towards the relationship and us, instead of some kind of victim like reaction to circumstances, it's actually easier to separate.
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