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Don’t hold out for someone who likes the exact same things you like.

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You do not get annoyed because they cannot shut up about a certain topic. You do not make them feel like you could not care less about their interests. You encourage them to talk to you about what is on their mind.

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It is not a matter of personality types, it has to do with me and how I see myself.

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Date someone who doesn’t think the same way you do.

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There can never be a new beginning, without you.

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but when I take you
in my rugged mitts
you cannot help but agree that
goddamn it
my hands look good on you.

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The sun and the moon love each other because they give each other space to shine. Yet the moon will always need the sun more. Without him she will have no light.

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What is it about our polar opposites that can be so irresistibly attractive? Why does it seem so often the laid-back, mellow guy goes for the loud, extroverted social butterfly?

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It was magnetic and electrifying and changed my life.

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But the irony of being in love with someone who is very different from you is the reality that what you love about them is also the reason why you can’t stand them. One minute you’re gushing about how much you love them and in a split second they do something that will make you cringe.