Saying goodbye

It’s always difficult to say goodbye. Whether it’s to someone we love, a relative, or a close friend. Why is that? The obvious answer is our deep relationship to whom we’re saying goodbye. If we love someone and lose that person to a relationship breakup or death, the feeling of loss is the same. If it’s a close friend, the feeling of loss might be a little different, but saying goodbye remains difficult.

Aside from this obvious understanding of loss, what else could be inducing the feeling of loss? Often, people become dependent on another person. Losing the person we’re dependent on brings u...