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Meet people. Go on dates. Try new places. Eat new foods. Figure out what kind of person you’re into and what you really value in a relationship. Learn what things you can’t tolerate and what makes you giddy with excitement. Talk to people. Open up. Love wildly.

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“I miss being able to talk to her about stuff that was really worrying me at work. I have good friends, but it’s just harder to talk to them about serious stuff. She was always really good at giving me advice and providing a second opinion for things.”

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My life is not lacking right now. So stop trying to make me feel like it is.

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If you’re young and desperate for love, don’t go looking for it. Fall in love with yourself. Find your calling. Go to school. Whatever it takes to make you feel worthy and confident of not being in a loving relationship, something that society makes you feel you need.