Do you keep stuff your ex gave/gifted you?

[u/NotATypicalSinn]

Personally, I do choose to keep them.. Pictures on my phone, childhood pics, diaries, necklaces, old student IDs, everything. I keep every single one I get from them. Not as a form of desperate attachment, but to remind myself and show myself that even if things ended, no matter how hard or sad or bitter it was, I loved them with to the best of my capabilities and with my whole being.

I keep them because it reminds me that love isn't some trap or meaningless thing, no matter how much it breaks me. Because in spite of it all, I loved the only way I knew how, and that the love I gave was as real as I could ever show.

But what about you guys? What do you think?

If you've got any other questions you wanna ask me about why I think this way, feel free to ask too. Don't be shy ^ ^

[u/TemporaryTop287]

I kept them. I often wonder if he still has the lovely gifts I gave him. 🤞

[u/Any_Recognition5986 → u/TemporaryTop287]

And what would that be . You gave me a pair or shoe and a bracelet that is all you have given me in 3,5 years