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Having sex and being open about what you want with a partner in bed. 

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It’s ridiculous to expect yourself to have your whole life together in your twenties. Your twenties are for discovering yourself. They’re for making mistakes. They’re for growing into a better, stronger version of yourself. You’re not supposed to be complete yet. You’re supposed to be a work in progress. 

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Sometimes, you feel like you’re falling behind, like you should have done more by now.

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I’m supposed to love myself. I’m not supposed to delete selfies. I’m not supposed to criticize myself every time I walk passed a mirror. I’m not supposed to struggle with my self-worth.

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If anyone assumes you are miserable because you haven’t gotten married yet, you don’t start feeling sorry for yourself. You feel sorry for them. You feel sorry they assume the only way to reach happiness is with a man. You feel sorry their worldview is so small. You feel sorry they have a skewed understanding of what a successful woman looks like.

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For twelve years of your life, you were told you were above average, so now, even when you do an average job you feel like you have failed.

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Let your 20s be the starting line to a new life.

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Don’t settle. Start living.

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Stop canceling plans at the last second. Follow through on your promises. 

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Dance the night away in a city you’ve never been to.