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CANCER: You assume their life is perfect because they never complain about anything, but really, they internalize all of their pain because they don’t want to be a burden to their loved ones. 

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Your jealousy is going to trick you into believing there is something wrong with you, when really, the only thing wrong is your mindset. 

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The happiest girls are the ones who never wonder whether they are falling behind because they realize there is no such thing.

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You are far too bright a light to pale in someone else’s shadow.

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I once heard being jealous and resentful is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. I thought that was an eerily accurate description.

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When you catch yourself mythologizing, remember – he chose you, not her.

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Pisces: Do you want to be possessive? Honestly, yeah, you kinda do.

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If you don’t answer a text or a phone call quick enough, they will accuse you of cheating on them — even if you are at work, even if you are driving, even if you have fallen asleep.

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Jealousy is a tell-tale sign that you subconsciously feel like you deserve awards, accomplishments, praise, others’ approval, and other forms of external validation.

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My students’ papers are filled with tales of crime, violence, family troubles and alcoholism, often expressed in street language. It’s hard for them to come to class and do work when they’ve got so many serious problems at home. One girl is going to the hospital to have her baby; a guy got cut in a street fight; another student has to take care of four kids, her own and her sister’s.