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Thank you for making me realize that honesty is not love. ✅

Thank you to yourself in this corner calmly for five things.

1. Thank yourself for being honest with your own true feelings. Even it does not lead to hopeful love.

2. Thank yourself for not deceiving anyone, not deceiving the heart. Even if the result hurts, the heart is still clean.

3. Thank yourself for learning that "honesty" has value in itself. No one needs to be rewarded.

4. Thank yourself for accepting the truth that love is not always the reward of goodness.

5. Thank yourself for still being such a person - a sincere person. Even the world is not always gentle.

If you feel a little tight or heartbroken after reading, take a deep breath.

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