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Happily ever after didn’t turn out so happy for you. While your friends were falling in love, you were falling apart. 

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I don’t need it to be the primary arc, I just need the possibility you know. The possibility exists for us both.

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She remained undiscovered and she lived happily ever after

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You must become the love you are seeking. You can’t just forgive the person who hurt you, you must also forgive yourself.

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What do we know about a relationship that reminds someone of a waiting area at the airport? When you are just ‘hanging there’ being impatient. When you wait for your connection flight to take off and get you to a “happily ever after.”

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When they place their finger to their lips and ask you to be silent for a minute so they can tell you at length just how much—and why—they love you.

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Maybe we were mistaking our lives for romcoms or dramas when they were just meant to be stories about strength.

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I didn’t go Nantucket searching for the love of my life. I didn’t go looking for a boyfriend or a man to fill some empty void. I went because I like to take chances, I like to put myself out there despite the disappointments that I can never seem to escape from. I went because I’m a freaking hopeless romantic. Sue me.

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It’s not that you don’t believe in romance. It’s just that you’re too sensible or too experienced to romanticize relationships.

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I have never understood, in my honest heart of hearts, why we have to measure love in longevity at all.