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You don’t give people a chance. On your 28th birthday, on the way to dinner with you and your friend Dave, she read you like a book. She said you give up on people too easily, and that’s why you were chronically single. Dave agreed.

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I don’t mean to live like there is no tomorrow. I mean to live like today matters. Live like this moment is precious and each moment after is too.

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You have bigger, you want smaller. You welcome the chaos, you cover your ears. You look for the best, you don’t appreciate the sincere effort. You are not alone.

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“Is this what purgatory feels like?”

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4. Minivans Make You Break Out Into Hives

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I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, but lately I’ve realized that sometimes you have to put in the effort yourself to make something you want to happen, happen.