Ex said something that I took really hard. I don't know if I'm justified in being hurt; I drew implications from it that may not have been there. I can't really bring it up though. We both know our relationship is off bounds for discussion, it just makes everyone hurt. So instead I'm sitting here crying it out. At first I was angry at my tears, because I hate having one 'weak spot' in my armour and I feel like it should be gone by now.
But it is what it is. I opened myself up to love, trusted someone with my heart and my body after both had been abused. And I felt love, and for the time we were together she treated my heart and body with the respect they deserved. But it didn't work, and I lost love, so of course I can be sad. It's a logical emotional response. Emotions will always be there, in their pleasant and unpleasant forms, what matters most is that I handle them with as much grace, composure, and clarity as I possibly can.
I'm so proud of myself. Even a few months ago something like this would have totally thrown me off course for weeks. I handle my emotions so much better than I ever thought possible. Even now, when I'm pre-menstrual.

I owe a lot of it to finding the right type of therapy for me, though.