Holly Riordan

In 2018, make a point to love yourself. Make a point to improve the way you see yourself. 

By now, you’re used to the pain. You’re used to heartbreak. Used to disappointment.

You’ll see her name pop onto your phone screen and toss it to the side to answer later. You’ll casually mention how you should hang out Saturday but never give her an actual time.

My father taught me one woman will never be enough for anyone. My father taught me to become a paranoid mess.

I am slowly learning that some people do not deserve a spot in my life. They do not deserve my kindness. They do not deserve my love.

If the sight of their name on your phone screen doesn’t make you break into a grin, then you should stay single.

You have moments of doubt where you wonder whether you’re going to be alone forever — and honestly, the thought isn’t as scary as it once was.

She peeled the hair back from her head like curtains with two clawed hands, revealing her nonexistent face. There were only indents across her skin where the eyes and nose and mouth would be.

Aquarius: In 2018, your love life will suffer due to your pessimism. If you think bad thing are going to happen to you, then you are going to cause bad things to happen.

You proved that it’s okay to be vulnerable in front of someone else. It’s okay to break down in front of someone else. It’s okay to be raw and honest and real. 

If you do something to hurt them — or even worse, to hurt one of their loved ones — they will turn into a nightmare.

Being a good father means showing your kids what a healthy, stable relationship looks like — instead of cheating, instead of giving them trust issues, instead of giving them reasons to believe that everyone is going to screw them over in the end.

I stopped letting other people walk over me. I stopped giving out second chances to people who have made it clear that I am not a priority.

You shouldn’t have to put a disclaimer at the ends of your sentences. He treats me like a princess — unless he’s drinking. He is everything I’ve ever wanted — except he can be a real asshole sometimes.

I liked you even when I hated you, even when you pissed me off, even when you gave me reasons to give up on you. 

She is no longer actively looking for love. If anything, she is avoiding it.

Don’t give him another chance to hurt you.

Leading her on is letting her borrow your jacket. Taking her out and paying for the meal. Holding her hand. Cuddling with her in bed. Doing things that boyfriends and girlfriends are supposed to do.