Not about him: This story is mine now

By Charlie Allen

A two-perspective journey through longing, overthinking, heartbreak - and the radical act of choosing yourself.

"Crush Culture: Rehearsing Love in Your Dreams " is the narrative: everything as I remember it, after it happened.
"Not about him" series are the heartbeat: the words I wrote while I was still in the middle of the storm.

This isn't a love story.
It's a self-story - told from the inside and the after.

Not the aftermath. The during. Part 6

This is where I stop waiting to be chosen.

Where I stop being a maybe.

Where I finally understand - I was never too much. I was just giving my love to the wrong place.

This part is about coming home to myself.

About standing tall in my truth, setting boundaries without apology, and learning that silence is also an answer - and that I no longer need to fight for clarity when I can give it to myself.

It's the chapter of self-compassion, self-trust, and radical self-respect.

The moment I start saying no to what doesn't honor me, and yes to the peace I've built within.

Because after all the lessons, heartbreaks, and confrontations -

I've realized that the greatest love story I'll ever live is the one I write with myself.

This is my closure.

My continuation.

My story - finally, entirely, proudly - mine.

And if the universe is kind enough to send love again,

it will meet me here -

whole, grounded, already home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FYPFPTQ7
• ISBN13: 9798272370501
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"