Compassion and pity are not the same: pity is looking down on someone, feeling sorry for them and offering nothing; compassion is seeing their pain and offering them understanding.
Forgetting is the mind's way of helping you heal. Helping you move on.
You need to let yourself feel. Feel it, own it. Then move on
What can I say? I've never met a cupcake I didn't want to get to know better.
Just remember, you never know what's possible until you risk finding out.
A friend is like a good bra: hard to find, comfortable, supportive, always lifts you up, makes you look better, never lets you down or leaves you hanging, and always close to your heart.