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    The 14 Stages Of Accepting A Slow Fade

    You're awesome. But even awesome people sometimes find themselves in a relationship one minute, and in the next, on the receiving end of a Slow Fade. Eventually, you will accept it. But first, you'll go through this.

    1. Blissful Ignorance

    2. Pause for Thought

    3. Denial, Stage One

    4. Waiting. Horrible, Horrible Waiting.

    5. The First Trip to Wine Town

    6. SWEET RELIEF

    7. The Beginning of the End

    8. The Multi-Day Dry Spell

    9. Emotional Whiplash

    10. Anger. Legitimate, Delicious, Righteous Anger.

    11. WHY GOD WHY, aka Self-Pity and Self-Doubt

    12. Acceptance

    13. And Then, You Get This Text:

    14. But You Don't Text Back