Para a rapariga que se habituou a despedidas

Desde que te lembras, as pessoas têm-te deixado de uma forma ou de outra.

It’s always the same; as soon as you  baixar a guarda e começares a acreditar em alguém, eles provam sempre que estás errado.

As soon as you get used to someone’s presence, they make sure to show you it was the biggest mistake you could have made. Because people always leave and there is nothing you can do about it.

Deixam-nos por outra pessoa ou porque nunca gostaram suficientemente de nós. They forget that you ever existed while you’re stuck with your memories.

It’s been like this ever since you can remember, with your family, friends and, finally, with men. Sooner or later, everyone told you their final goodbye.

You don’t know why but everyone you ever loved abandoned you at one point in your life.

Deixaram-te sozinho a lutar contra os teus demónios e nunca ninguém cumpriu a promessa de ficar ao teu lado para sempre.

No início, estava convencido de que o problema era seu. Devia estar a fazer alguma coisa para afugentar toda a gente.

Sentiu-se culpado e continuou a procurar uma explicação. Why couldn’t you be good enough for someone to stay?

What’s wrong with you? Why do people walk away from you?

Depois, passado algum tempo, habituamo-nos a isso. Isto era especialmente verdade para os rapazes; nunca lhes permitias que te enganassem e acreditassem nas suas falsas promessas.

Sabia que todos os seus romances eram temporário.

Que chegaria um dia em que cada um dos teus namorados te viraria as costas e te deixaria da mesma forma que todos os outros antes deles o fizeram.

Sabia que a tua felicidade sempre teve um prazo de validade. Então, aproveitaram enquanto durou.

No entanto, ao mesmo tempo, estava sempre atenta. Por muito bem que as coisas estivessem a correr com alguém, nunca se permitia relaxar demasiado.

Afinal de contas, o fim estava sempre próximo. Era muito melhor esperá-lo do que deixá-lo apanhar-nos desprevenidos.

Well, even though all of this sounds sad and it definitely did change the essence of your being, let me tell you that it’s not so bad being the girl who got used to goodbyes.

Não tens consciência da força que tudo isto te deu. Todas as pessoas de quem gostaste já te abandonaram, por isso, o que é que te pode magoar agora?

It’s imaginable for you to always get heartbroken by some unimportant guy who goes through your life with you. But basically, it is impossible for anyone’s departure to destroy you.

Yes, you’re still hurt by your losses. However, you know that no matter who you lose, you’ll always keep on living.

Getting used to goodbyes made you completely independent. It helped you realize that you don’t need anyone and especially not a man to survive this harsh world.

It turned you into a girl who doesn’t take crap from anyone. After all, when you’re aware that you can make it without your partner perfectly well, why would you put up with him?

Assim, em vez de contentar-se com menos, you became the one who said goodbye. The one who didn’t stick around and the one who left when she was not treated right.

Devias estar orgulhoso de ti próprio por isto. Todas essas pessoas horríveis pelo menos serviram-te por alguma razão. Ensinaram-te a não ter medo das despedidas.

However, I’m here to give you a different perspective on things. I’m here to promise you that you don’t have to get used to departures any longer.

I’m here to give you hope that one of these days, someone special will walk into your life. When he does, he’ll never walk out of it again.

I’m here to tell you that when you least expect it, you’ll meet a man who will never leave your side. A man who will love you, no matter what.

This man’s love won’t be temporary. It won’t have an expiration date and it will last a lifetime.

I promise you one thing: When this man comes, he’ll come to stay.