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All of your friends have gone on dates and had their first kisses and lost their virginities. Some of them might even be engaged with houses and babies. Meanwhile, you’ve been sitting in your bedroom reading about romance in books and watching it in movies.

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When you’re always the one who cares more, who puts in the most effort, who sends the first text, it can kill your confidence. 

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Friends will ask you to hand over your phone so they can swipe through Tinder and try to get you matches.

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Facebook. She thought she knew me, I accepted her and went against my shy nature and started talking to her.

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Facebook. She thought she knew me, I accepted her and went against my shy nature and started talking to her.

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You have moments of doubt where you wonder whether you’re going to be alone forever — and honestly, the thought isn’t as scary as it once was.

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Instead of chasing after boys, they chase after their hopes and dreams. They chase after the future they know they deserve. 

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One day you’re going to wake up and not feel the void inside of your heart. And one day, you’re going to wake up and not miss the warm body that used to lay next to you.