so haunting and profound.. love her songwriting... the line that struck me the most "at that particular moment I knew staying with you meant deserting me"
Same... I even really like the following line: "That particular month was harder than you'd believe, but I still left." Those of us who go through months like that, well... at least I suppose we know we're not alone.
Such a beautiful song, so sincere and intimate yet so relatable. I can totally picture myself in her narrative and live once again the departure of the person I once loved. ALANIS YOU’RE AMAZING.
I listened to this song over and over during the year leading up to my divorce. Such vacillation, the confusion, not knowing, the waiting. It’s a process, to be sure. This line is so important: “I realized that staying with you meant deserting me.” Until I got that awareness, I could not be brave enough to leave. I did get my happy ending…20 years later I’m now married to the greatest love of my life. There is hope and redemption! 🎉
Same story here -- my boyfriend, now husband, and I split up for about six weeks about 5 years ago. I listened to this song over and over and over again...but a year later, we were happily married. Totally heartbroken and fucked up, though, while we were apart!
Wow Same story...same very happy ending. She needed her time. It hurt to give to her but man was it worth it. 10 years of happy marriage to the women of my dreams. Alanis entire collection but certainly this song got me through a very rough several months of separation. Played this song daily, every note hurt and every word of this song was true. Thankfully Alanis would later write "Everything" which serves as my we made it back together song.
"But I still left..." This could have been written about the relationship I was going through when this album came out. This song was so therapeutic for me.
I have finally found what I want & deserve. 🙏🏻💜 I have no reservations as I commit myself to an amazing man. He shows me security & love that I never knew was possible.
this is incredibly relevant to my current situation. my girlfriend of two, almost three, years broke up with me and in those last few days before she officially called it quits, i tried so hard to save us, and only resulted in me getting hurt. looking back on it, i should've known that she was ready to let go.
I never had doubts, my intentions & love were always pure ... Unfortunately I was lied to from the beginning & never shown a sense of security thereafter... If a man has to constantly seek attention from other women in order to feel desirable or special then he clearly has issues to work through & is not ready for a committed relationship.
