Experts claim that in a healthy relationship, each of the partners should be able to make independent decisions. So, a healthy relationship has a solid foundation that steps on trust, communication, and respect for the other's ability to make choices. If it is violated, then the relationship automatically becomes unhealthy. If you prevent someone from leaving you, you deprive them of their right to choose.

Letting go means truly giving freedom to the person we love and we can hope that they will choose to be in the relationship instead of us forcing them. True love is loving the person enough to want the best for them unconditionally, even if you are not the partner who can give it to them.

Research has found that love plays a key role in every aspect of our lives. And once we find it, we can hardly let it go.

Love is a complex neurobiological phenomenon. The feeling of love is a rush of dopamine deeply intertwined with pleasure activities in the structure of the brain.

The feeling of attachment activates neural pathways and electrifies the pleasure center to fill the body with the bliss hormone (oxytocin) that facilitates bonding, joy and comfort.

Once we experience this positive rush, the brain will want more and change our behavior in search of what we want, what makes us feel good.

Even if we want to continue mentally, our body physically feels a sense of addiction. The brain craves for this connection like a drug. Besides, emotional pain shares the same neural pathways as physical pain.

For this reason, the result of trying to forget a person you love may cause depression.

Sometimes you might end your relationship and secretly hope the person will come back. You might even wish for fate to intervene. It is normal to nurture such a desire, but if it is actively hindering your life and limiting your growth, it is time to reevaluate your level of attachment.

We cannot control people and circumstances, yet, we can control how we can move forward. Part of this comes down to these attachment types:

Secure attachment: A study has found that attached people cope better with a breakup because they face the breakup with acceptance, resilience, emotional stability and healthy coping strategies.

Anxious attachment: On the other hand, anxiously attached people may miss the lost partner for a long time, may experience chronic depression, prolonged separation and loss of identity.

Avoidant attachment: This type does not outwardly appear to feel sadness, but internally they turn to self-recrimination, drugs and alcohol as an outlet for their emotions.

You will let go of someone you love when you realize there is no chance of getting back together. You may also realize that you are simply unhappy. You won't get over it as soon as you want, but with time, patience, and effort, you can begin to heal.

This quote suggests that love is indeed the ultimate expression of faith and free will. "If you love something, let it go" shatters the mirage of control by reminding us that we have no control over the ups and downs of love.