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Stop accepting the minimum amount from the people you pour all your effort into. 

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Some things shouldn’t have to be said aloud. She shouldn’t have to tell you she wants your attention. She shouldn’t have to tell you to put effort into the relationship.

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When you are with the right person, you don’t have to go the extra mile in order to convince them to stay because they are not going anywhere. But you should go the extra mile anyway because you want to make them happy, you want to give them even more than they believe they deserve. 

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You will spoil them rotten because it makes you happy to see them happy.

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Your forever person should shower you with non-sexual affection. They should squeeze your hand. They should kiss your forehead. They should cuddle you close. They should touch you without an agenda.

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Stay single until you find someone who puts effort into pursuing you and puts effort into keeping you.

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An equal relationship means both people do their part. It means you both exert effort. It means you both pull your own weight. 

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If we go weeks without talking, that is fine.

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Don’t waste your years on someone who gets annoyed when you text back too fast or calls you needy for wanting to hang out every weekend.

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She is not supposed to feel like the relationship is one-sided. She is not supposed to wonder whether you like her as much as you claim because your actions and your words are mismatched.