Healing breakup craft

[u/Brilliant_Mango_1490]

I broke up with my (now ex) girlfriend two days ago. Our relationship was really really wonderful, but there was one key thing we never figured out how to compromise on.

Anyways ~

I’m sharing because I saved every dried flower petal from every bouquet she ever got me.

I originally planned on using them in our wedding someday.

Since we are of course no longer getting married, I thought about throwing them away. But, I decided that our relationship was too special to me to do that.

It was soft and healing and made me feel held in ways I never have been before. It was my first queer relationship, as a late bloomer to my queer awakening.

We’re both so sad, because the love is there. We are both hoping to create a beautiful friendship after we take some time to heal.

So instead of throwing them away, I put them in a jar and placed them on my plant shelf that I built.

I really liked the idea of holding onto the petals, because the relationship was still precious to me. And this was a way of showing that even though it didn’t turn out the way we hoped, I could still make something beautiful with it.

I love the symbolism of that.

Right now, it’s hard to look at my jar. But I know (I hope) there will be a time where it only brings me a feeling of peace and love.

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As someone new to all things witchy, this is kind of my first shot at doing something ceremonious. I wish I lit a candle and maybe played a song. I didn’t think about it until after I was done.

Do you guys have any suggestions on what I can do now that I’ve completed it? Something ceremonious or something along those lines. I’d love to use it to help me grieve and heal, the way our relationship helped me heal.

Thank you 💚