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I know who I am and what I have to offer, so I am not going to lower the bar just so some man can reach it.

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It’s perfectly fine to use this situation as a learning experience so you don’t sleep with anyone else you regret in the future — but it’s not fine to shame yourself over what has already happened.

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Sometimes, you feel like you’re falling behind, like you should have done more by now.

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He shouldn’t guilt trip you when you’re not in the mood.

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I forgave myself.

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Stop letting expectations get in your way.

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He might tell you he’s not interested in anything serious with you. He might turn around and start dating someone else. Or he might ghost you without giving you any sort of explanation.

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I had to find the purpose in this pain in order to heal it once and for all. These were the lessons I had to look for beneath the cracks and under things that, at the time, weren’t obvious to me.

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You’re somehow broken. You think people who haven’t been scarred from life exist. You feel like a back sheep amongst everyone else. 

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I need you to know that I am so grateful to have had this experience with you. My dearest wish is that we will both be happy.