Holly Riordan

Why do exes always come back, especially when you’re finally healing from the pain they brought you? It could boil down to a few different things. Maybe they genuinely miss you and want to get back together with you.

I feel like I have no life. No friends. No reason to get out of bed on some mornings. Every single day is an exact copy of the one that came before it. I wake up. I work.

I hate confrontation. I avoid arguments at all costs. I will let people walk over me if the alternative means looking them in the eyes and standing up for myself. I never want to cause a disturbance.

You never want to waste your time with a cheater, so you should watch out for the signs you’re getting played.

Sometimes, we end up settling because we don’t want to cause waves. We don’t want to bring up whatever is bothering us in the relationship because we’re worried about scaring the other person away.

Sometimes, you won’t see ghosting coming. Someone will disappear out of your life without warning when you least expect it. However, this doesn’t have to be a surprise.

When you really love someone, you aren’t going to try to get away with doing the bare minimum. You aren’t going to put in less and less effort as time passes.

Show appreciation for your partner. Don’t wait until the holidays to thank them for how much they do for you. Show gratitude every single day.

A mixed signal man will never make you happy because your feelings for him will change by the day. Some days, you’ll feel like you can trust him with your whole heart.

The worst relationship of your life will be with an unapologetic man because he will never take responsibility for his actions.

The worst relationship of your life will be with someone secretly toxic. After all, if their red flags are apparent right away, then you would never fall for them. You would know better and would take your heart elsewhere.

Moving in together is a big deal. You shouldn’t commit to the decision unless you’re sure that this person is good for you.

The worst relationship with your life will be with a bare minimum man because you’ll probably stay longer than you should. You’ll probably have trouble coming up with a reason to leave because technically he isn’t treating you horribly.

We need a while to calm down after arguments. Anxiety takes time to fade. That’s why we need you to be careful with your tone. We need you to show us respect, even when we’re annoyed with each other.

And you should never apologize for loving yourself.

Breadcrumbing is when someone gives you hope that you’ll end up in a relationship together, but they never actually end up committing to you.

We take a long time to get comfortable in new relationships. We aren’t going to open our hearts up and spill out our guts right away.

Too many people settle for the bare minimum because they think that asking for more is going to make them look high maintenance or greedy.