Choosingyourself Stories

She loved him loudly. He loved her quietly-only when it was convenient. Leah believed two years of love meant security, a future, a place she could finally call hers. Yet, every time it mattered, he chose someone else. A best friend. A familiar comfort. A silence that hurts more than betrayal. This is a story about emotional neglect, unspoken loyalties, and the slow realization that love without priority is a form of loss. It asks a difficult question: How long can you stay where you are never fully chosen?

She loved the wrong one first. Not loudly. Not desperately. Just quietly enough to lose herself in the process. When it ended - before it ever truly began - she didn't break in front of anyone. She rebuilt herself alone. This is not a story about revenge. It's about becoming. About choosing yourself when no one else does. And about discovering that the right love doesn't arrive like a storm - it arrives softly, and it stays.

Some people leave, and we turn their silence into a verdict against ourselves. This collection is about the quiet damage of self-blame, the trembling inner child still waiting to be chosen, and the slow courage of learning that it was never your fault. You were never the reason. You were just loving the best way you knew how. - Akshra shakya

"And Now We Are Free" by Rhianne Elisse was raised to be someone's perfect bride-poised, polished, and promised to a man she no longer recognizes. But when she slowly walks away from an arranged (and loveless) engagement and a future she never truly wanted, Elisse begins to discover who she is beneath the expectations. With the help of loyal friends, quiet rebellion, and a few bitter run-ins with the past, she starts to reclaim her voice-and her freedom. In a world where appearances mean everything, Elisse is about to learn that choosing yourself is the boldest act of all.

Some dreams arrive quietly. They follow you. They wait for you. And sometimes, they break you before they become real. Zara comes to New York chasing the life she has always dream of - a life shaped by ambition, creativity, and independence. The city makes her feel seen, makes her feel like she belonged. What she didn't expect was colliding with someone she never saw coming - unaware that fate had already tied a string between them. Zayn is guarded, intense, composed on the surface. A man built from responsibility, expectations, and years of being what he needed to be. Behind the sharp edges and controlled silence is someone who once dreamed freely - someone who feeld restless after meeting Zara. Her presence had the power to ruin the walls he had built underneath him, how effortlessly she helped him out of his dark shell and showed what once felt possible. Their connection unfolds slowly in shared glances, slow, intense, and impossible to ignore - the kind that feels safe and dangerous at the same time. But life isn't a fairytale nor kind always. As friendships deepen and love grows, life begins to pull them in opposite directions. Choices are made. Trust is tested. Dreams are questioned. And Zara is forced to face the hardest and unexpected choices. To truly understand love, we must first learn to love ourselves - and become who we're meant to be. This is not just a love story. It's a story about ambition, heartbreak, found family, and the courage it takes to choose ourselves. Some endings are not meant to be final. Some stories are only the beginning.

I love me, they hate me because they want me

"Some girls run away to fall in love. She ran away to save herself. And somehow... everyone else fell in love instead." Meher Khanna was engaged, loved, and protected - yet she felt like she was slowly disappearing. On the night she was supposed to accept a life already planned for her, Meher runs away. A wrong decision, a rushed airport moment, and fate lands her not in another city - but in South Korea. Alone in a foreign country, she crosses paths with Kim Seokjin, a calm, intelligent immigration liaison who handles chaos with quiet authority. He helps her without demanding answers. Back in India, her fiancé Jeon Jungkook realizes too late how deeply he loves her - and begins searching, breaking himself with every unanswered question. And standing dangerously close is Kim Taehyung, Seokjin's brother - a man who never intended to fall in love, yet finds himself trapped in feelings he can never act on. Three men. Two countries. One girl who was never meant to stay. Meher will not choose love. She will not choose guilt. She will choose herself - leaving behind memories that will follow them for the rest of their lives.

Lady Lyra Wynthorne has spent her life in the shadow of her father's power, protected by his influence and sheltered by her status. As the only daughter of a High Lord, she's always had everything she could ever want-except her freedom. When she learns that her father has arranged a marriage for her, Lyra decides to take her fate into her own hands. Running away from the life she's always known, she ventures out into a world far harsher than she imagined, determined to prove she's more than the spoiled, reckless girl everyone thinks she is. Sir Lucian Dorne, her father's most trusted knight, has watched over Lyra since they were children. He knows her better than anyone-or so he thinks. As her childhood friend and protector, he's seen her wild, impulsive nature, and he believes she has much to learn about the realities of life. Never did Lucian expect Lyra to disappear, nor could he have predicted the sorrow and emptiness that would fill the void she left behind. Months later, when Lucian finally tracks Lyra down, he's shocked to find that the damsel he once knew is no longer in distress. Lyra has changed. Hardened. She has found a new strength and independence in the face of hardship, and she no longer needs saving. As Lucian sees her with new eyes, he begins to wonder: how can he protect someone who doesn't need protecting? And when he discovers the true reason she fled, Lucian is forced to confront his deepest fear. What does a knight do when the damsel he's sworn to protect is ready to fight her own battles? And more importantly, what happens when that damsel is the woman he's been in love with all along? In this story of love, loyalty, and self-discovery, Lyra and Lucian must face the truth of who they are-and who they are to each other.

Brielle Carter left Chicago with a broken heart and a promise to herself-never to fall apart again. 3 years into her new life in New York, her career is finally taking off, and everything she worked for is within reach. She's learned how to be focused, guarded, and in control. Love was never part of the plan. Then she meets her. Calm where Brielle is restless. Steady where Brielle is still healing. What starts as coincidence slowly becomes something harder to ignore-something that feels like peace. Something that feels dangerous. But just as Brielle begins to open her heart, the past she ran from threatens to pull her back. Caught between who she was and who she's becoming, Brielle must decide if she's brave enough to choose herself... and the love she never thought she'd deserve.

A story about choosing yourself over anything else. What do you do when everything becomes just okay? Not thrilling, not intense and not lighting each other up. ************* Author's note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Isa ka ba sa babaeng pag nagmahal ay all in? yung tipong lahat binibigay mo? mas hinihigitan mo? mali ba yung dapat "daw" mas "mas" yung lalaki pero sa sobrang laki ng puso mo di mo mapigilang mas sumobra? mali ba yon? para ang laging sukli sayo is sakit lang? If you're like that person, is there a love that you deserve? will you be happy in the end?

Seventeen-year-old Valentina has always believed love is supposed to be loud. Loud like pop-punk music blasting out of a garage. Loud like sweaty concerts and late-night drives. Loud like Bryce Hawthorne - magnetic, elusive, and impossible to hold onto. Bryce gives Val just enough to keep her chasing him, disappearing whenever things start to feel real. He's the kind of love that burns bright and leaves scars, the kind that feels like destiny even when it hurts. Lennox has always been there. He's her best friend. Her bandmate. The one who holds her together after Bryce breaks her heart, who blocks Bryce from her view in crowded hallways, who knows her pain before she says a word. He loves her quietly, steadily, even when she keeps choosing someone else. Caught in a cycle of intensity and comfort, Val is forced to choose between the love that feels electric and the love that feels like home. When she finally does, she believes the chaos is over. She's wrong. A single night shatters everything, leaving Val drowning in grief, guilt, and the weight of a love that never got the chance to finish. As music becomes her lifeline, she begins to understand that some loves are meant to be felt deeply - but not all of them are meant to stay. Louder Than Goodbye is an emotionally charged YA romance about first love, toxic attachment, grief, and growing up. A story for anyone who loved too hard, stayed too long, and had to learn the difference between intensity and intimacy. 🎸 Pop-punk vibes. Found family. Love triangles. Healing. 💔 For fans of angsty teen romance and music-driven stories.

A collection of letters for the quiet hearts, the tired souls, and the ones who kept showing up even when no one asked how they were doing.

I CHOOSE YOU is a story of love, loss and self-discovery. Tara, a girl who once believed in forever, faces betrayal, heartbreak, and the pain of losing herself. But through friendship, healing, and time, she learns that true love begins with choosing herself. A journey of letting go, finding strength, and embracing new beginnings, this book is for anyone who has ever lost themselves in love and found their way back.

"Tum mujhe Samar ki vajah se reject kar rahi ho kya?" Aayan asked with teary eyes. "Aayan, pagal ho gay ho kya? It's not like that, maybe we are walking together but our destinies are different." Ayesha answered. Ayesha Sharma, a careless and a free girl with mature nature and loved Aayan with her whole heart . she never asked any promises in return . she just wanted to be with him . Her love for him was pure like lotus and she really loved him. I Just Wanted Him is an emotional journey of a girl who falls deeply in love with someone who never learns how to choose her. Through silent hopes, painful rejections, and countless moments of self-doubt, she learns the hardest lesson of all-love is not about begging to be seen. This story, has many leads with unique stories: Alokh and Nikita- Alokita. Nidhi and Kartik- Nitik Akash and Sadhna- Saksh For more: click to read..... This is an emotional journal who is really close to my heart. I hope the readers on this platform will support me...

Meet the Real Ana A Story of Love, Control, and Choosing Herself Ana learns early that love and safety are not the same thing. At fifteen, she leaves home to protect herself, carrying with her a quiet understanding that care often comes with conditions. As she grows older, Ana searches for stability in relationships that promise security-but slowly discovers how easily protection can turn into control. When an older partner offers her a future free from financial struggle, Ana believes she has finally found safety. Instead, she learns how dependence can erase choice, and how silence can feel like peace until it costs too much. As expectations tighten and her independence narrows, Ana must confront a truth she has avoided for years: staying can be just as dangerous as leaving. Through love, restraint, betrayal, and quiet resolve, Ana begins to see herself clearly for the first time-not as someone to be protected, owned, or saved, but as someone capable of choosing her own life. Meet the Real Ana is a grounded, emotionally honest novel about growing up too soon, learning boundaries too late, and finding the courage to walk away without replacement. It is a story for readers who believe that real strength is built slowly-and that choosing yourself is the bravest act of all.

Built From What Broke Me is an intimate, reflective journey through love, loss, self-discovery, and healing. With raw honesty and quiet strength, Emma Kabatesi explores what it means to love deeply in a world that doesn't always know how to hold softness. Through moments of heartbreak, self-abandonment, and awakening, she traces the path from giving too much of herself to finally learning how to choose herself. This book is for anyone who has ever loved too deeply, stayed too long, or lost themselves trying to keep others whole. It is for the ones learning that healing is not about becoming someone new - but about returning to who you were before the world taught you to shrink. Tender, reflective, and deeply human, Built From What Broke Me is a reminder that even the most painful chapters can become the foundation for something beautiful.

I gave flowers to see who would water them. This is not a collection. It is a realisation. Not because I was naïve. Not because I didn't understand how the world works. But because I wanted to believe that care could be mutual. These poems are for the ones who loved gently but never blindly. For those who offered warmth without being asked twice. For those who expected softness-and slowly learned who was capable of giving it. Between fragrance and silence, between hope and awareness, these pages hold the quiet shift from giving endlessly to choosing intentionally. There are flowers here. There is dignity. There is the ache of almost. And the strength of walking away without turning cold. Because sometimes the real heartbreak is not that love failed- but that you finally saw it clearly. And still chose to remain soft.

Dr. Audrey Klein is done with the corporate rat race. Seeking a life with more meaning, she trades her upscale Seattle veterinary practice for a rustic cottage in Haven, Montana, and a job at Four Paws Rescue. She expects quiet nights and rewarding work; she doesn't expect Detective Johnny Morrison. Johnny is Haven's golden boy: respected, reliable, and the first to help a creature in need, but behind his badge and easy smile, he hides a dark reality: a toxic, abusive marriage that has slowly eroded his spirit. He's resigned himself to a life of walking on eggshells, believing he deserves nothing more. When a series of animal rescue cases throws them together, Audrey and Johnny discover a profound connection. She sees the pain behind Johnny's eyes, and he finds the courage he thought he'd lost in Audrey's unwavering support. But as their bond deepens, they must navigate the complexities of a small town, a vindictive ex, and the terrifying vulnerability of starting over. Begin Again is a touching story about finding the courage to choose yourself, the family we build, and the love that heals us.

Every Valentine's Day, Amari Brooks pretends she doesn't care. The roses clog the sidewalks. The candy aisles feel personal. And love-real love-never seems to have her name on it. She's a soft-spoken, sharp-minded Black woman with expensive dreams, quiet hustle habits, and a heart that loves way too loudly for the world she's in. While she builds her future and minds her business, love keeps finding her... through men who already belong to someone else. Amari doesn't chase taken men-but somehow, they always notice her on Valentine's Day. This is a story about being the girl everyone wants but no one chooses. About loving deeply in a world that rewards detachment. About Valentine's Day trauma, soft life fantasies, and the moment a lover girl finally decides whether she'll keep borrowing affection-or demand her own. For every woman who loves hard, hustles softly, and has side-eyed February 14th her whole life.