The One Who Got Away. By Catherine Pearson Illustrations by Charlotte Ager. Feb. 14, 2025 . ... He graduated from college and got a job far away. I moved on and got engaged.

The one who got away: Navigating regret, longing, and the soulmate myth (Photo: iStock) In the song Do You, Ne-Yo expresses how he couldn’t bear it when his former lover walked away.

Many of us have listened to heart-wrenching tales about "The One Who Got Away" from our friends and maybe even ex-partners. CBS / Via giphy.com These stories often recount missed opportunities ...

No one “got away.” They just weren’t meant to stay. And in their absence, life is making room for something new—something real, something present, something that isn’t a shadow of the ...