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What does it mean?
Worry stems from someone erasing a shared past.
In plain terms
Forgetting a person bothers more than leaving them.
What can you take from it?
Remember your shared history.

Where it applies

  • breakup
  • reconciliation
  • family dispute

Putting it to work

  • value memories
  • communicate feelings

Questions to consider

  • What memories do you hold onto?
  • Is forgetting always bad?

Another view

Letting go is sometimes necessary.

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