with mixed feelings

with mixed feelings

While experiencing conflicting emotions simultaneously. I left for college with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I was ecstatic to start the next chapter in my life, but, on the other, I was devastated to leave my friends and family behind. It was with mixed feelings that I handed in my resignation. I knew it was the right time to leave, but I had spent a huge portion of my life in that office.

See also: feeling, mixed

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