It hurts to even think about these words let alone write them, but this series of Love Island is about to reach its climax.
Eight glorious weeks will come to an end on Monday night, Tommy and Molly-Mae, Amber and Greg, Ovie and India or Curtis and Maura walk away as the winning couple and with the £50,000 prize.
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And while we don’t even want to think about the prospect of not having our nightly dose of Island action, it is something we are all going to have to face up to.
In order to prepare ourselves for that, we’ve outlined the 15 emotional stages we should all expect to go through over the coming days...
1. You start by having a final party, thinking the whole series has been leading up to this one big moment
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2. Then comes the shock that eight weeks of your life have disappeared in a heartbeat
3. And you start to get a bit nostalgic about all the memories you have of another brilliant series
4. Then comes anger at no longer having something to chat about with your friends
5. Soon, it turns to all out rage
6. To the point where you can no longer see straight
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7. But then the sadness starts to creep in
8. And you wonder if you will ever feel happiness like it again
9. You think about the size of the hole it is going to leave in your life
10. You wish the rest of the world would disappear with their wisdom that life will eventually get better
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11. So you decide to cocoon yourself away and drown in self pity
12. But you soon get hungry, so there’s only one thing for it - to eat your feelings
13. Gradually, life starts to return to normal and you reach a stage of acceptance
14. And you feel optimistic at the fact winter Love Island is only five months away
15. But when someone suggests watching The Circle to tide you over, you can’t take them seriously
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