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Love isn’t settling and ignoring the small voice in the back of your mind wanting more.

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And I wish things were different.

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Don’t settle. Don’t settle even if he or she seems perfect to you on paper. Don’t settle for someone just because they are gorgeous. Don’t settle for anything less than what your gut is telling you. Don’t settle for the rich, when their hearts don’t match the amount of money they make. Don’t settle for anyone who doesn’t make your heart feel held.

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I’m warning you that staying can turn into weakness and that weakness can become a trap and you might not even see it for what it is until one sleepless night a decade later.

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I am better than this crap. And so are you. It’s infuriating that we just lose our self respect just to get a taste of attention. Just to get a drop.

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No, we’re all looking for someone to look up to. Someone who pushes us, inspires us, maybe even frightens us.

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I want special love. I want something grand and messy and deep and cathartic and intensely fulfilling.

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I am alone because it’s my choice. I choose to wait. I choose not to settle for someone who I honestly know is not good for me. I choose to be on my own.