The Longest, Hardest Love Story It started with "I love you", the hope, the fear. Follows is the rejection, the uncut thread, which keeps you hanging for years. The feelings slowly replace themselves, the thrill of the shared knowledge of a feeling present replaces itself with an ache. The thread still uncut refuses to allow pain, but a constant ache only increasing numbness. Feelings fade, not only the good and not only the bad, they fade all the same. The fear is a spot in the back of your mind telling you that he's turning your heart cold, that you'll never feel again and you'll never have the chance to love another. Even one who'd return your feelings. The doubt is that you've held on for too long to let go now. That you wouldn't find someone who you feel the same for anyway. Cut the chord. End the pain. Easier said than done.