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Her Little Dream with Me

This is not a fairytale stories where everything works out perfectly, where love saves the day and no one gets hurt. No. This story is about real love, the kind that starts off soft and sweet, full of promise, and then somehow becomes the very thing that breaks you.

She had a dream. Not a big, dramatic one. Just a little dream of love, of partnership, of building something beautiful with someone she cared about. The kind of dream that plays out quietly in your head when you’re lying awake at night, imagining what your future could look like. A cozy home. Laughter over dinner. Shared goals. A simple, happy life with someone who chooses you every day.

And for a while, it felt like that dream was coming true.

She met a guy who seemed to get her. He was kind, present, said all the right things. He saw the parts of her that others overlooked her ambition, her soft heart, her belief in doing life with purpose.

She trusted him.

She planned around him.

She saw a future with him.

But life has a way of shaking up our plans. People aren’t always who they seem. Sometimes they love you just enough to keep you close, but not enough to stay. And when that happens, it hurts in ways you can’t explain to anyone.

This is the story of how her dream fell apart.

And how she didn’t.

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