I'm not really a forgive and forget kind of person. More specifically, I have a hard time forgetting. As an overthinker, the things I do and the things other people do to me really stick with me. And if someone hurts me, it stays with me for years and years. I've encountered a certain type…
I was in a relationship once where I was always looking out for him. Looking for ways to help him succeed, to make his life easier. And in the same breath, I was always changing myself for him. Forcing myself to like that he moved away for his job when I wasn't allowed to move…
Continue reading ➞ Looking Out For Yourself Vs. Being Selfish
Life is hard and relationships are an aspect of life - so they aren't always easy either. My boyfriend and I are celebrating 4 years together and if there's one thing I learned, it's that nothing is a constant. I wrote about how our 3rd year together had the theme of sticking together. I don't…
Continue reading ➞ What I’ve Learned After 4 Years Of Being In A Relationship
If I met me, I wouldn’t like myself. I think I give a good first impression, if not good then I give off an impression that makes people want to know more about me. My boyfriend once described me as ~mysterious~ when we were friends of friends at college and even when we were first…
It's not uncommon to come across cheating in college. Everyone knows the drama: he's been cheating on her for years. She knows but ignores it. They both cheat on each other and never confront it. It only strengthens the stereotype of the hookup culture and makes everyone questions how relationships work in college. When you're…
People are going to disappoint you in life, it's just going to happen. They're going to lie to you, lead you on, put in less effort, hurt you, or pretend to be someone they're not. You're going to disappoint yourself in life, it's just going to happen. You're going to make the wrong decision, you're…
When I was single, I decided that I was tired of being screwed over by putting other people first and getting nothing back. I decided that I needed to find my happiness alone and it wasn't fair when people tried to get in the way and hinder that happiness. I decided to be selfish. And…
It was when I had gotten screwed over in a relationship for the I-don't-know-how-many-th time that I finally decided to make a change. Whether it was a different guy hurting me or hurting myself by going back to the same guy over and over again, at the end of the day I was hurting. And that's…
Making the decision to remove someone from your life is hard. You probably have a very lengthy and complicated past with this person. A past that once may have involved happiness and love but began to bring out the worst in you. If someone in your life is putting you down instead of picking you…
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