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You are a powerful, fierce woman and you are capable of having your own identity and have a boyfriend at the same time.

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Trust is what makes a relationship successful. If you don’t trust someone without proof by creeping then the relationship isn’t working.

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It’s time to replace all those flimsy, idealistic notions with some realistic romantic expectations.

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Things got worse. Every bad memory about my ex came back. I didn’t want to get hurt again.

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For the first days, weeks, months (or, okay, years) after the break up, the struggle to find happiness again is REAL.

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Respect for property, animals, other people. This is key. If they do not respect any of the three, then they aren’t good enough for you.

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There are so many guides out there for the ladies for how to get a man, keep a man, ditch a man – it was about time for an article for the fellas.

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My phone alarm woke us at 6AM. She drifted in and out of sleep while I played with her hair and face. Her body was warm and comforting and I felt another mild stitch of regret for deciding to move. At 6:30 she got out of bed and put on an oversized plaid shirt and we walked to my car, silently.

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Furthermore, as a general rule, thou shalt not rely too heavily on logic when addressing any and all emotional issues; emotional issues, by their nature, are not logical. Instead, it is most expedient to meet emotional issues with emotion of thy own – positive emotion, preferably – and if thou feels no emotion at all, well then, thou may be in for a long discussion.