I didn't lose people this year - Host the illusions I had about them. It wasn't that they suddenly shifted. it's that I finally stopped making excuses for their behavior. I started paying attention - really paying attention - to the things they did, not the things they promised And that's when it hit me: People make time for who matters to them. People fight for who they value. People show their loyalty by choice, not by accident. Irealised some connections were only real on my side. Some hearts were only open when they needed something Some souls hid their intentions behind soft words and fake care. And when the truth finally surfaced? It didn't hurt because it was new. It hurt because, deep down, I always felt it but hoped I was wrong. But now I know better: When someone's true colours appear, believe them the first time - because sometimes, by the time you see it clearly. the damage is already done.