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Expectation is as much a component of a relationship as are love and trust.

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We are afraid of letting someone that close. We are afraid to be that vulnerable. I think all of us are a little bit afraid of falling in love.

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When I turns into we so easily. And you swore you’d never be one of those people.

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I think dignity comes from being authentic. We need to be vocal about our expectations. We need to make sure people are on the same page with our expectations for how we hope to be treated.

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Sometimes it’s not about what we want at all; sometimes we fall for people who we had no intentions of falling for and out of that the most beautiful, real love is born.

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Keep in mind that what people portray their relationships to be like, as well as what they’re portrayed as in the movies and on TV, are just that: fantasy.

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Most conflict is rooted in these subtle, stubborn ideas about what SHOULD happen.

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It’s not because you’re lazy, or forgetful, or made a mistake. It’s because you overlooked this little thing. Which builds into bigger things, which suddenly becomes an attitude of nonchalance.

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I’ve turned down men! Christian men who loved Jesus and liked me. How snobbish does that make me?!