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No one can change who they love or even rationalize exactly why they love who they do, because there is no rhyme or reason when it comes to matters of the heart.

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I’d like to say that running away will make everything better, but you’ll find out soon enough that making everything better takes effort. Painful, heart-wrenching, stomach-dropping effort. 

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You cry yourself to sleep weekly, wondering why you were not good enough for him.

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On this road I have walked and ran, driven and flown, the pavement acting as a side note, a detail on the way to the actual story. The real events, the memories, the excitement and life.

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At times, it feels like I’ve lost who I am. Dating without an identity is a lot of things, but most of all it’s boring. I end up talking about food I like.

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A mobilization of activists is almost expected to ensue.

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When Carrie Visintainer became a mother at the age of thirty-two, she worried it was all over, that her adventurous life was done. World travel? Adios. Solo explorations in the mountains? Ciao. Creative outlets?

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But they do not live in this body, they do not think with this mind, they do not see through these eyes.

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Losing yourself can lead to feeling stuck in your relationship and having unfulfilled desires. What can you do regain your own identity if you feel it’s already slipping away?

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What I’ve found in my time in college so far is that most undergraduates seem to be on this quest to find their identity.