To The Boyfriend I Planned My Life With, This Is For You
Your stubbornness matched mine in ways that always made me question how we even ended up together. But we did, somehow.
Your stubbornness matched mine in ways that always made me question how we even ended up together. But we did, somehow.
I had spent my whole life looking for answers. If I could only find the right answer, maybe I would be happy. Maybe my life would work.
I know that you might never remember or think of me again. Perhaps I’ll always be the girl who wanted a chance at knowing you but wasn’t brave enough to move closer.
Go to therapy. Even when things are good, couples can benefit from going to therapy. I often have couples come in for just a few sessions to get some new ideas, gain some perspective, and learn new ways to communicate.
Intimacy is lost. Making love is like soda – take the spark out and it will transform into a nasty can of sugar-filled water.
A botany professor at my university managed to impregnate his wife and a colleague within one week. He is now known to some as The Pollinator.
I hate to admit it, even to myself, but I miss having you around. Or, at least, I miss the idea of you.
As far as we’ve come, people today are still confused if a woman is not married and beginning to start her family during her peak fertility years. We think we should be worried about her, and her life choices, and her happiness. Sure, women can work and have careers – but only if they are also mothers and wives, of course.
“You’re complicated because you talk about your problems, avoid conflict, and refuse to have any explicit opinions, then when we suggest solutions, assertive actions, or offend your hidden opinions, you claim it’s our fault we’re not mind readers.”
When you’ve reached peak discomfort and the doctor is effectively satisfied with how miserable and embarrassed you are, the OB begins to beg you to “please relax your legs”—a request that will be made repeatedly throughout the appointment.
Cancer: May burst into tears spontaneously at any given moment, especially when feeling seriously misunderstood.
Never allow those who are jaded to try and jade you. Keep your head high and your expectations even higher.
The Boy That Loves Games: This guy will make it seem like he’s making an effort.
But whether or not you liked the ending of Ted Mosby’s love story, (Lord knows I still lose sleep over it,) there are moments and lessons from the show that will always be applicable to romantics for generations to come.
You stopped settling for almost or bad relationships. You understand what you want from someone and if that person is not willing to give you what you’re asking for, you don’t try to make it work or try to force it, you just let it go and try to move on. You’re no longer a slave to your expectations and fantasies and you’ve become emotionally stronger to handle these situations better than you used to.
For sale: like-new engagement ring. Barely worn, came right off her finger. Finger also for sale for the right offer.
You have suddenly started to question everything. From your college major to your friend group to where you should live post-graduation and even as far as whether or not you’ve recently picked up a gluten allergy??!? Could that be a thing??