Holly Riordan

When arguments are done right, they’re actually healthy. They allow you to get your emotions out in the open. They allow your person to hear your side, to see your perspective.

I want someone who is mature enough to admit when they’re wrong, mature enough to apologize, mature enough to make the changes necessary to better themselves. 

It’s not about allowing someone to get away with hurting you, giving them permission to walk over you, giving them second chance after second chance.

Getting engaged isn’t nearly as life-changing as everyone makes it out to be.

You’re not stupid for falling for him. You’re not stupid for staying for such a long time. You’re not stupid for missing him, for having the temptation to text him, for wishing he was still a part of your world.

If you have felt like a Virgo in your life has grown distant from you this April, try not to worry too much about it. It has nothing to do with you.

Become friends with an Aries because they aren’t going to let anyone mess with you. Once you get on their good side, they will be loyal to a fault.

These hearts deserve more than half your interest, half your time, half your attention. 

You don’t know how to handle the new emotions. You should probably be happy, excited, grateful — but you’re mostly scared. You never planned for this to happen. You never wanted this to happen.

When someone apologizes for taking so long to text you back, you pretend it’s not a big deal, even though you spend the last three hours staring at your phone and wondering whether you said the wrong thing.

VIRGO: You don’t get to turn back time. You don’t get to erase the things you’ve said. You don’t always get a second chance. 

Once I find someone I’m interested in dating, I want them all to myself. I don’t want to share. I don’t want to wait to date. I’m passionate and impatient — which makes me get attached easily. 

If it takes her a while to let down her walls, don’t throw a fit about it. Accept that it has nothing to do with you. It has to do with her and her past.

You feel like you aren’t supposed to feel lonely. You feel like you’re not allowed to complain about being single because it would make you look weak and insecure and needy.

Making a commitment is about trusting someone else with your whole heart. It’s about tearing down your walls. It’s about letting someone else inside, even though it’s scary. It’s about putting your trust into another person. It’s about pouring all of your love into them.

He said he was sorry. He promised he was never going to make the same mistake again. Even though it’s not the first time he screwed up, he seemed genuinely upset about hurting you this time. His apology seemed authentic this time.

ARIES: Your birthday is coming up (or has just passed) which is going to put you in a reflective mood. You are going to look back on what you accomplished this year and what you wish you would have done differently this year. Your introspection is going to empower you.

When you break up with someone, you aren’t breaking one big habit. You are breaking a million little habits.