Sometimes the Universe gives us the most painful lessons so we can grow as a Soul. One of those lessons is your twin flame running away from you. When it happens, you probably experience the deepest loss you’ve ever witnessed. But this also means that a twin flame runner loves you deeply.
How can a person who is supposed to be the other half of your Soul suddenly run away?
Don’t they love you? Don’t they feel the same about you?
The truth is, they love you more than you can understand on a human level. Their love is asking them to break away from you so you can grow.
And that is a gift coming from the Universe, manifesting through their Soul.
A twin flame comes to awaken you
Our Souls sign contracts before we come to Earth to learn certain lessons. Your twin flame is one of those big learning experiences. They are connected with you through lifetimes and will always have the best interest in your growth.
And sometimes that growth only happens during the biggest heartbreak. After all, it’s in those moments when we learn the most. We get so broken that there is no other way than to dive deep within.
Your twin flame doesn’t consciously want to hurt you. They signed up to play a certain role in your life that elevates you both. At some point, everything inside of them tells them to run away.
They probably don’t do it consciously, they are just adhering to their soul contract.
They hate to hurt you
One of the reasons twin flame runners keep coming back, is because they want to it make it work as much as you do. They miss you and wish they could commit to the relationship.
But every time they come back, the Universe is sending signals to both of you that it needs to end. These signals might come in the form of fights or endless discussions with your twin.
Another signal could be that suddenly something comes out that makes you want to end things. Maybe you discovered a secret about your twin that you cannot live with. It’s only the right thing to move away from them if they constantly cross your boundaries.
The Universe will always make it happen if you’re not meant to be together right now. If you don’t listen the first time, be sure that the next signal will be tougher.
A twin flame will teach you your biggest lessons
Once the separation stage kicks in, you will have to go through the deepest darkness. That’s because there are some tough lessons you need to learn about yourself. Without those lessons, you can never have a fulfilling relationship.
Your twin flame runner will also need to learn the same lessons — they have to live with the fact that they pushed the person closest to them away. But this is also a necessary step in their evolution. Without pushing you away, they would never have space to learn.
When a twin flame runner loves you, they run because staying would only delay both of your growth. The pain is part of their purpose.

Childhood trauma
The lessons you most likely need to face will make you look at your childhood in a different way. After all, that is where your relationship attachments come from. Once you open that box, you just go deeper and deeper into understanding why you were so attached to your twin flame.
These insights are very hard to learn and require a great deal of self-reflection and solitude. You probably feel like you need a distraction, whether that is food, sex, TV, drugs, alcohol, or anything that will take away the pain you’re feeling right now.
But this is exactly the moment you need to be alone and sit with your shadows. Your twin flame came into your life to show you that. It’s your time to embrace it.
Runner — Chaser dynamic
Twin flame love is different than anything else, that’s why it’s so hard to explain this to people who haven’t been on this journey. Most people would say the push-pull dynamic is toxic, and in many ways it is.
But this runner-chaser stage is also necessary for your soul to grow. The first separation probably won’t last long, as you both feel pulled towards each other again. It’s too hard to stay away for long, also for your runner twin. Which is why they keep coming back.
However, this leaving and returning primes you for the real separation. It happens when you are both ready enough to truly be without each other and learn the lessons.
Signs your twin flame runner loves you
The biggest act of love a twin flame can do for you is help you evolve. The love inside of you is all you need, and they came to show you the way back to that.
No relationship can thrive when there is no healthy self-love first. You don’t need to beg your twin flame to stay, you need to beg yourself to choose you first.
Their soul knows that you have lost yourself by loving them. There is no bigger love than removing themselves from you, so you can find what you deserve.
You.
They can’t give you what you need

I know many twin flame couples since I first got into this journey 5 years ago. And I always see the same dynamic. The runner twin knows they need to let their partner go, but at the same time, it’s really hard to be without that person.
The love between twin flames is very addictive to both parties. Runners also have shit to work on — most likely the fact that it’s really hard for them to receive love.
But your love suffocates them — they don’t know what to do with it. Either because they haven’t learned to be open to love, or because they feel you are too attached to them.
And true love comes without attachment.
Embrace these moments
Being separated from someone you love so deeply is incredibly hard. But now is the time to work on yourself. Your inner work energetically reaches your twin as well, and if the Universe wants you to be together, you will.
Also, trust the Universe that now is a time to let go. The best way for me was to learn about my own dark side. I did this with a Shadow Journal, which illuminated many aspects of myself that I kept hidden.
By honestly looking at myself, I realized it was not just my twin’s fault that we broke up. I also had some serious soul searching to do.
And my inner work reached him as well. He came back multiple times during my healing process. You know that a twin flame runner loves you, when their distance pushes you to meet your shadows.
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In the end, we decided not to be in Union together, but we are immensely grateful for what we taught each other. Our bond is sacred, and it will always stay that way.
I have nothing but love for him, and I feel his unconditional love for me too. And that is even better than a reunion.
Only a twin flame can cause these deep inner transformations — trust that everything will work out for you.
Because it means that your twin flame runner loves you deeply, if they leave so you can find the version of yourself that no one else could help you uncover.

Need more help on your journey?
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