@emiliemendham: Are love stories fragmented across your twenties not real just because they don’t last? I don’t think so. I’ve always been determined I’m not made for casual, but all it’s done is make me hold on longer than I was meant to. Maybe part of life is being ready to say thank you for the experience and then move on. People are experiences, not possessions. #writersoftiktok #writersofsubstack #substack #authortok #BookTok #substackessay #breakuptok #relationshipadvice

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lostowl_0
LostOwl :
People are not possessions, but they are also just not experiences either. That is a step forward but people are people: complex, multifaceted… people. And there’s a difference!
2025-05-29 18:34:26
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catherinejuliasmith
catherinejuliasmith :
People are experiences not possessions ❤️‍🩹
2025-05-29 13:57:33
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howtobehabibi
howtobehabibi :
what a beautiful piece of writing 🤍
2025-08-23 23:01:08
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salvieofsaturn
salvie of saturn 🪐 :
People are NOT experiences either! People are just that… PEOPLE! Treating someone as just “an experience” is so minimizing 🤯
2025-05-29 21:13:00
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theycallmebenzi
Kenzi :
Oh my god
2025-07-02 16:48:50
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waitwhoskev
Kev :
“People are experiences, not possessions” remind me every time omg
2025-05-29 20:19:21
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aoifeofarrell
mia khalaoife :
every time i see these they stick with me for a week you’re brilliant
2025-05-29 09:38:01
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morgansamermaid
Morgz :
THIS! People think I’m crazy when I say I don’t date to marry. I’m open to experiencing people for however long I can without the pressure of forever
2025-05-29 20:50:52
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jodieprior1306
JODIE :
this is so beautiful - needed this
2025-05-29 08:56:44
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draughthorse10
იოანე :
i do not think that a bodhisattva would endorse endlessly seeking personal pleasure through short term relationships, then discarding people like objects when we are satisfied with the “experience” of loving and knowing them. buddhism is a religion of charity, chastity, and moderation- i dont see in what world that is conducive to embracing personal pleasure and self discovery above fidelity and community.
2025-05-30 18:10:21
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hotcoffeebrewd
hotcoffeebrewed :
Hi this is random but how do you format your posts like this so it’s easier to read?
2025-06-04 12:31:29
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priscimina
priscimina :
thank you for sharing this, it was beautiful (i cried a little bit haha) 🫶🏽 kisses from argentina
2025-05-30 02:48:13
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jacob_velasco
Jacob :
Your writing is incredible, I love this so much
2025-05-30 04:27:03
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picklekit17red40
picklekit17red40 :
I fucking love you man, wow
2025-05-31 16:53:55
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pocketsizedanna
anna :
Where can we read your essay “WTF is a situationship”?❤️
2025-05-29 12:43:08
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ohitsnan4
nana ;) :
Your writing is just so raw I love everything about it
2025-05-29 14:58:21
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meganmccnl
𝙈 𝙀 𝙂 𝙈 𝘾 𝘾 𝙉 𝙇 :
Beautiful writing (ouch)
2025-05-29 10:55:34
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mxrowa
Lydia M :
Treating people as experiences is the same as treating them as possessions or things. People are people, free and lonely. Everyone has a path. Paths are crossed and paths are parted
2025-05-29 22:10:28
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justabore
priya :
Exactly! Life is so much more beautiful and enjoyable when you begin thinking of people as experiences. I stop worrying about outcomes from relationships while i’m with them and instead stay wholly in the moment and experience it to the fullest. Because when it ends (most do) i have met and connected w someone and sometimes they change me in little or big ways
2025-05-29 14:44:53
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athensbika
Athina💃 :
This is brilliant🤍Will definitely be reading more of your work!💐
2025-05-29 17:57:57
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grace.sciullo
grace 😎 :
holy shit this is beautiful
2025-05-29 21:19:14
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pattynasta
Patty :
Wow 🥹
2025-05-29 10:38:01
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em1rk
e :
I agree, we are a mosaic of everyone we’ve ever loved. There’s a Chuck Palahniuk quote “Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.” And I think that is what makes us unique, this happenstance combination of experiences.
2025-05-30 19:48:58
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personnextdoor2
personnextdoor2 :
fuckass app (made me think about it differently)
2025-05-29 19:51:39
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sara.kunkel
Sara Kunkel :
thought provoking and deeply resonating <3
2025-05-29 20:27:33
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