My 2018 Journal Entry: Ghosted in Paris

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝟒𝟏, 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. ✈️✨ 

That week I filled my journal with prayers, affirmations, and promises to “𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘨𝘰.” What I didn’t realize was how many years I’d still give that pattern. From 2016 to 2024, I entertained a ghost. By 2025, I was finally done. 

𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 

❌ Ghosting once = a red flag 🚩 

❌ Ghosting twice = a pattern 🔄 

❌ Ghosting for 8 years = self-delusion 📖 

It’s wild to read those old entries today and know I turned them into clarity tools. Journaling is how I finally broke the cycle and how I help other women avoid wasting years waiting for someone who was never going to show up. 

✨ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤, my free preview is linked in my bio. It’s raw, real, and might save you years.

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