Holly Riordan

Happiness has nothing to do with your love life.

Never forget to tell your loved ones how much they mean to you.

You shouldn’t wake up every morning and hit snooze. You shouldn’t count down the hours until your work day is over. You shouldn’t hate what you’re doing for a living.

The strongest couples go on dates that are fun, not just dates that are romantic.

You will lose her by giving her half of your heart and assuming that will be enough for her.

She is either mentally or physically exhausted. She is either depressed or numb. She is either on the verge of breaking into tears or on the verge of screaming out her lungs. 

I am slowly learning that my twenties are a decade of growth. I am not meant to be complete. I am not meant to be whole. I am only meant to keep moving forward, to keep stretching outward.

You don’t have to stay friends with your ex — but you can treat him with kindness.

You don’t tell them how much you miss them and then turn them down whenever they ask you to hang out. You don’t flirt with them and then call yourself friends. 

People who expect more from you than they are willing to give you.

She spent so much time on the wrong person because she sees the best in people. Because she gives out second chances. Because she hates giving up on others. 

Find someone who is an active part of your life instead of someone who uses any excuse to get out of seeing your family, someone who spends more time away from you than with you, someone who only communicates with you over text.  

It means letting down someone who would have given you the world. Someone who honestly believed that you would never hurt them. Someone who thought that you were different than the rest.

Stop texting him when you know you are only going to end up disappointed again.

Say goodbye to your insecurities. Say goodbye to your self-consciousness. Say goodbye to the days where you acted like your own worst enemy instead of your own best friend. 

Date a person who makes you look forward to things that you never realized you wanted. Wearing a white dress. Slipping a ring onto your finger. Sharing a bed. Sharing a life.

Instead of being invited back over, you will hear about how busy he is. Instead of becoming his number one priority, you will be pushed to the side. 

Texting is an easy way to make it look like he is interested. It is an easy way to keep you invested while doing the minimum effort.