Maturity changed me in ways pain never could❤️ I don't react anymore. I observe. I don't argue to be understood. I notice who never tried to understand me in the first place. I stopped explaining myself to people committed to misunderstanding me. I stopped chasing those who only stayed when I was useful. Now I watch. I see who checks in when I'm silent. Who stays when I have nothing to give. Who respects me when I say "no." I no longer force connections. I no longer beg for basic decency. Distance is my boundary. Silence is my closure. Peace is my priority. And that. is growth.