Liane White

Why did he insist on pursuing me when his heart belongs to another?

You feel terrified that your life is passing you by and there is nothing you can do. You feel resentful that the life you envisioned you would have at twenty-five is nothing like what happened.

Maybe I want something more stable and real instead of just chemistry and physical attraction that fizzles out instantly. Maybe I want a rational kind of love that makes sense, instead of one that makes my mind spin out of control and pushes me to do things that I later regret.

Not the diluted, cheapened, half-love that modern dating has us believing to be true. The kind of big love that is every bit as magical as you believe it to be.

I wanted so much for him to feel a shred of something for me. I wanted more than anything to be the reason he smiled. I just wanted him to love me back.

You need to remember that he is a chapter in your book, not your ending. You need to remind yourself that he’s part of your life and not your everything.

Lose him by choosing to love yourself instead of someone who cannot and will not love you.

I want to be with you through thick and thin, from the good times to bad times.

Now without him, you have reclaimed control of your life. You are your own person and you have become your own light.

He may mean everything to you, but there’s nothing you can do to change the fact that you and him are not meant to be.

One day, you will meet someone who makes you feel like yourself.

You make yourself too available for him.