Breakups hurt, yeah. But you know what hurts even more? Staying with someone who keeps showing you they don't value you, don't make you a priority, and don't care about how you feel. Waiting for them to change. Settling for the bare minimum. Ignoring every sign because you're holding onto hope. That kind of pain lasts far longer than the breakup itself.
Sometimes the deepest heartbreak isn't losing them—it's realizing you spent so long trying to earn a love that should've been given freely. That's the part that really hurts.