Thank you DP. I appreciate it. I have been listening to a lot of podcasts about heartbreak and break ups (I know the relationship wasn’t technically “romantic” in any sense, but the grief feels the same to me), which say it’s not healthy to hold onto hope because it can prevent people from moving on. I understand logically, but at the same time, I feel like hope is the only thing that helps me get through the days without crying. I don’t know whether it’s going to be helpful to hold onto or not in the end, but it seems to help and make me feel better right now. I understand that I have to be in a place where it won’t devastate me if I don’t ever talk to her again if I ever CAN talk to her again. Hope is hard for me to let go of because what if there really is a chance she’d talk to me again? Do you hold onto hope when it comes to reconnecting with your ex T in the future? Do you think it helps or inhibits your grief and letting go?