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Lynsey Smyth

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6 months, 181 days without the love of my life, how have I lived half a year without my love 💔

People keep telling me time heals but I don’t think time heals a loss like this. It just teaches you how to carry the pain. Some days I wonder how I’m supposed to keep going without him.

I miss Stuart every single second of every day. The pain is overwhelming and the hardest part is knowing that he is the one person who could have helped me through this. He was my comfort, my safe place, my everything.

I miss his voice, his laugh, his presence, his hugs and the way he made everything feel okay. I miss the life we were supposed to have together. A part of me and my heart left with him 💔

Every day without Stuart has felt like a battle. I miss him in ways words could never explain.
Some days I simply exist. Some days I wonder how the world keeps turning when mine stopped the day I lost him 🥹💔

I carry him with me in everything I do 🪽❤️

I love you, I miss you, and I always will Stuart ❤️

Your Lizzy ❤️
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#grief #heartbroken #loss #soulmate #partnerloss by @lyns__8

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4 months ago

My greatest love and my greatest loss 🪽💔

On January 2nd, I lost the love of my life, my soulmate, my best friend, my everything…my Stuart 💔
My heart is completely shattered.
Life as I knew it ended that day.
Our future was stolen, our dreams left unfinished.

Every breath hurts without you here. The only way I can describe it is like being homesick but you can’t go home 💔 Stuart was the light in my life and he lit up any room he walked into with his electric energy. I don’t know how to live in a world where Stuart doesn’t exist, but I know I’ll love him for the rest of my life.

One thing I will always cherish is that Stuart’s actions spoke louder than words. He showed his love in everything he did, he made me feel adored every single day and treated me like a queen. He was a man of military precision and was always full of surprises. I’ll miss his love so much, the notes he’d leave me in the mornings with my coffee, the random voice notes full of love, cosy nights in the house together, the countless meals we shared at our table, candles lit, everything just perfect and the fact he could always make me feel better when I was feeling down.

I’ll miss our life together so much, especially the one that existed once the front door closed. The endless craic, the messing, the laughing. Stuart acting the ejit before bed, dancing while we brushed our teeth and him cuddling into me every single night we were together ❤️ The love we shared and the moments no one else ever saw. I’ll miss that life forever 🥹💔

Stuart, thank you for choosing me, for loving me in all the quiet, meaningful ways and for giving me a lifetime of memories. I will miss you everyday for the rest of my life, you were and always will be my safe place, my home and my greatest love.
Life will never be the same without you, but my love for you will never, ever fade. I’ll carry you with me, I will keep your name alive and I will make you proud, always ❤️
Stuart was one of a kind, I’ve never & will never meet anyone like him, he was a true romantic and I am so lucky & blessed to have been loved by him, it really was a once in a lifetime kind of love 🥰

Love you always, your Lizzy ❤️ by @lyns__8

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6 months ago

Something different tonight, loved it 🙌🏃🏻‍♀️💪❤️
Thanks Keith Purdy 💪
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#running #drills #runningjourney #workingonme #progress #strength #keepgoing by @lyns__8

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5 days ago

Belfast Half Marathon

1:56.03

This photo sums it up 🪽🩵
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#belfasthalfmarathon #running #griefjourney #allforyou #strength #painintopurpose #proud #partnerloss by @lyns__8

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6 days ago

Belfast Half Marathon 2026 🩵

I felt STRONG
I felt POWERFUL
I felt PROUD

Finally I smiled 🥰

Moving with Grief 🪽🩵

The first day this year I can say I had a good day, I really enjoyed myself. I am so, so, so proud of myself honestly for the first time this year 💕

Nobody did this for me, I got up when I couldn’t stand, there were days I didn’t know if I’d make it through the next hour never mind the training but I made it 🙏❤️

Emotion has been everything; heavy, consuming, motivating, painful and healing 💕💕
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#belfasthalfmarathon #griefjourney #grief #running #runningjourney #strong #powerful #proud by @lyns__8

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9 days ago

Today is our anniversary and you aren’t here ❤️

My heart still struggles to understand that you’re not here with me anymore 💔

I still remember our first date like it was yesterday. There was just something about you, something that made me want to see you again and again and again. Clearly, I wasn’t the only one feeling it, in the very first week we saw each other 6 days out of 7. I think that says everything about how quickly we became part of each other’s lives ❤️

We jam-packed so much into the short time we had together. It feels like we were trying to fit a lifetime of love, laughter, adventures and memories into the time we were given.

You always made everything special. Whether we were in Linen Crescent or in Mexico, you always pulled out all the stops. You had a way of making even the simplest moments feel like something worth remembering ❤️

We did everything together. We laughed until we cried, made memories out of the simplest moments, and just loved being together. We never needed anything fancy or extravagant, we had each other, and somehow that was always enough.

Losing you has left a hole in my heart that words could never explain. I miss you in ways I don’t know how to put into words. I miss your voice, your smile, your touch, your presence, your phone calls and I miss us, Lizzie and Stu 💔

Our time was far too short, but what we had was real, it was special, and it was ours.

Happy anniversary, my handsome man ❤️

Forever grateful that I found you.

Forever grateful that you found me.

Forever missing you.

Forever loving you 🕊️❤️

#anniversarywithoutyou #partnerloss #missyousomuch #heartbroken #grief by @lyns__8

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A moment I will never forget 😭🪽❤️ by @lyns__8

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3 months ago

Love Moved Me 🏃🏻‍♀️🪽❤️

I kept putting one foot in front of the other, even when my heart is broken 💔

Some days I ran with tears.
Some days I couldn’t get out of bed.
Some days I didn’t think I’d survive the pain 💔

15 weeks after losing my the love of my life, my soulmate, I finished my first ever half marathon 😭😭

Special thanks to my brother @taylor_smyth91 who got me out the door when I was rock bottom and he never left my side 🙏❤️❤️❤️

I can’t believe I did it. Thank you for every message, every kind word, and every single bit of support. You’ll never know how much it meant 🕊️

This wasn’t just 13.1 miles. It was every memory, every tear, every moment I wished you were still here. I crossed the finish line carrying you with me 🪽❤️

Thank you to everyone who held me up when I couldn’t stand on my own 🙏❤️

This finish line was for Stuart 🪽🤍🕊️

SG Always ❤️
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#grief #partnerloss #halfmarathon #runningjourney #strength #painintopurpose #endurancesports #pain #heartbreak by @lyns__8

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3 months ago

Today 🥹 I’m trying to be strong, even
when I’m not okay.

I miss you every day 💔

Sitting at the breakfast table this morning, completely overwhelmed by sadness 🥹

So l decided to move 🏃🏻‍♀️

This run wasn’t about fitness. It was about surviving another morning without you 💔
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#grief #griefjourney #strength #runningjourney #partnerloss by @lyns__8

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4 months ago

Grief isn’t always crying.

Sometimes it’s getting through the day with a heart that’s broken and a mind that’s exhausted 💔

Sometimes I cry in the gym.

And that’s okay.

Grief doesn’t just stop at the door.

Movement won’t fix everything.

But it might get you through the day 🙏❤️
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#griefjourney #grief #partnerloss #gym #weighttraining #lovemovesme by @lyns__8

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4 months ago

Love Moves Me 🪽❤️

Tomorrow I’m running a half marathon 😱🏃🏻‍♀️❤️

After losing the love of my life; Stuart, there have been days I couldn’t stand. Days I didn’t think I’d make it through the hour, never mind the training. But step by step, mile by mile, I got here.

The last few months have been some of the hardest of my life, but training has given me something to focus on, one step at a time.

Until 14 weeks ago, I had never run before. If someone had told me end of January that I’d be running a half marathon in 4 months I wouldn’t have believed them.

Emotion has been everything; heavy, consuming, motivating, painful, healing. And I will carry it all to the finish line 🙏❤️

Tomorrow isn’t about time or pace. It’s about showing myself that I can keep moving forward, even when life changes in ways I never imagined💔

I am so very proud of myself 😭❤️

I know Stuart will be proud of how I have carried myself,

Always, SG 🪽❤️
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#griefandloss #griefjourney #partnerloss #halfmarathon #lovemovesme #painintopurpose #strength #dontgiveup #running by @lyns__8

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5 months ago

Love Moves Me 🪽❤️

I decided back in February I was going to try and run the Puregym Half Marathon for Stuart on the 30th of May 🪽❤️

Not because I’m ready but because I need something to move through this agonising pain 🥹💔

Some days I don’t want to move.
Some days grief pins me down and winning means just standing up.
Some days it takes everything just to get out the door.
But I lace up anyway. I run anyway.

Every mile is a fight I refuse to lose.
You’re not gone, you’re in every step I take ❤️

Grief doesn’t care about motivation.
But running gives it somewhere to go.
So I carry it. I move with it. I don’t let it stop me.

This half marathon is for you, Stuart. Gone from sight, but never from my soul!!! I promise to keep your legacy alive, I will always speak your name and I, your Lizzy will make you proud ✨✨❤️❤️

Pain into power. Always.

Less than 3 weeks to go 🏃🏻‍♀️🙏❤️

Your love carries me SG ❤️

#lovemovesme by @lyns__8

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