Ari Eastman

You did everything you do when you promise someone a future.

What do we do when we realize someone we once loved has become someone we barely tolerate? How do we move away from the people who don’t fit into our lives anymore?

Bachelor nation tends to give a pretty predictable cast. The villain. The underdog. The obvious winner.

Pisces: You cry so much, you literally run out of tears. You can be found wandering around half-heartedly singing “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” and looking for a Bernie Sanders look-a-like to hug.

“I tend to say I’m talking to a girl if I like her, but don’t know her level of interest in me. Dudes are way more sensitive than we like to admit and don’t want to put our heart on the line if it’s one-sided.”

Despite your lowkey highkey obsession with being in love, it’s a rarity that you meet people you really connect with.

When things get uncertain and frightening, I will be there holding your hand. I’ll probably be scared too. And I can’t promise calm guidance or an instant fix. But I’ll be there.

Do you understand? By leaving but not fully letting me go, you’re prolonging my pain. I won’t ever move on if you keep popping back up.



A strong woman will never fit perfectly into your idea of strength, or even womanhood.

I loved you with a stubbornness. I loved you even when I shouldn’t have.

Dating Green: The eco-friendly practice of recycling, or re-dating, former boyfriends/girlfriends, regardless of whether or not it is a terrible idea.

On even my messiest days, you still care.

You’re gone. You’ve been gone for a long time. But what I never expected was how my relationship with you continues to grow.

You wake up and breathe. You remember how much of your life you’ve lived without him. You kiss someone who isn’t him. You kiss your damn self.

For a week, I was challenged to step outside my comfort zone.

If I’m not the one for you, let me go now. Because if you don’t, I’m just going to fall harder.

If he breaks your heart, don’t drain your energy hating him. Hatred isn’t how you move on. Hatred is how you get stuck.

You can miss someone who was just in your life for a short period of time. You can miss someone who never broke your heart. You can miss someone who was only meant to be a passing figure.