Holly Riordan

They’ll act like the mean comment they made was only a joke. They’ll act like the item they hid or smashed on the floor was only an accident. They’ll act like you’re making a big deal out of absolutely nothing — and sometimes, you might even believe them.

You feel like an idiot for the way you behaved, for being so blinded by your feelings that you didn’t see this coming.

We have a hard time accepting what happened without knowing all of the details.

You feel in extremes, which is why you have such extreme reactions

TAURUS: They’ll cut you out as soon as you act unfaithful, as soon as you cross established boundaries, as soon as you show them you aren’t taking your vows of commitment seriously.

Sometimes, you leave questions unanswered. Sometimes, you leave comments unread.

When you tell me you like me, you’re attracted to me, you have fun hanging out with me — but claim you’re not ready for a relationship right now, it feels like you’re stringing me along.

I’m not jealous when I see you with her anymore because your happiness doesn’t take away from my happiness.

When you flirt with someone once and never see them again, you have no idea whether it’s a good thing they’re gone. You have no idea what you missed out on.

The standards I’m holding myself to are impossible. That’s why I’m always so frustrated with myself, why I never feel like I’m doing enough.

They’re going to understand the reason why you overanalyze everything is because you care, because you want them to be happy, because you want your relationship to last.

You shouldn’t rush into a relationship because you’re the last one in your family or your friend group who hasn’t settled down yet. You shouldn’t feel peer pressured to reach such an important milestone. You should reach it at your own time. You should be more concerned with finding someone who makes you happy, not someone who might make you a Mrs.

The more chances you give the wrong person, the less time you’re giving yourself to move on, to heal from your heartache, to search for someone who would never screw you over.

I’m not going to text you because I’ve been learning how to control my impulses, how to listen to my head over my heart, how to take a step back and ask myself whether I’m doing the right thing or the most tempting thing.

Your lack of interest isn’t going to convince me to double my effort. It’s going to convince me me to stop trying.

I don’t want to come across as the girl stupid enough to stay with a cheater. I don’t want my reputation ruined and my intelligence questioned simply because you couldn’t do the right thing.

Relationships are supposed to broaden your world, not narrow it down.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a skeptic or a romantic. It doesn’t matter whether you usually keep your guard high or wear your heart on your sleeve. Either way, there is going to be a time when you fall for the wrong person — and when that happens, you can’t be too hard on yourself.