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You’re allowed to cry about what you’ve lost, but don’t trick yourself into believing you’ve lost everything. 

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TAURUS: You should stay single in order to focus on healing. You’re not entirely over your last heartbreak and you need to make peace with the past. 

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LIBRA: It’s taking you so long to find love because you’ve been focused on learning to love yourself. You’ve been working toward healing your heart and becoming a stronger person. You’ve been taking the necessary steps so you’re ready when love finally finds you.

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“How are you single?” asked Random Dude once at a party. I didn’t answer — I was too busy eyeing down the guy of my dreams in the other room with the girlfriend that wasn’t me.

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I have been selectively single for two years now, and in that time, I’ve set my sights on my own growth as an individual and as a partner in all of my relationships with others.

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I am realizing that sometimes I am the best lover I can be for myself, so I put on dresses, pack my notebook, and drive myself somewhere beautiful over and over again and let the earth hold me. 

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I’m giving myself at least one year to be intentionally single, knowing that I have so many things I want to create between now and then in my health, life, relationships, and work. 

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Adults and teenagers who are in tune with what they want in life can date with sincerity and understanding. For others, dating is a matter of fun, peer pressure, or simply wanting to not be alone, among other reasons.