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You make excuses for your behaviour and are encouraged to blame The Jerk by all your friends too. After all, that’s the natural order of things.

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You might not even know what their standards ARE, but it feels like whatever you do is wrong.

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If he says he is too tired to walk you out in the morning, tell him to go to bed earlier.

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You become chronically pessimistic about love. Believing in love is like believing in the tooth fairy, and that’s what you constantly tell your friends and family. Chronic pessimism is a side effect of dating one too many jerks, but try to keep your glass half full, not empty.

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Ask yourself: Have you asked him if he is really in a relationship with you?

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I know this isn’t relatively new material; but nonetheless, I’d like to share my two cents on this interesting, albeit overrated, topic.