This woman said: My foster daughter just told me that the guy she is dating is hard to reach 😒 & that he usually responds to her hours later. She asked me if this was normal.
I said “let me show u something.” I texted 5 men: “Hey, can u talk real quick?”
My Brotha: Hey lil sis, I’m free
My Uncle: Dulcita, let me call u in 5 minutes
My Cousin: Prima!! Call me @ the shop
My current love interest called me 📞
My male friend: With the fam bam, headed to the car to call u
No man is too busy!! Effort = interest
“But you survived” I disassociate, like a lot. My heart drops when someone raises their voice. I shut down very easily. I'm far too observant. I always feel like a burden. I isolate often. But yeah, sure, I guess I survived.
penelope loving colin for years: *demure, classy, quiet, unproblematic, wistful*
colin after one kiss with penelope: *train-wreck, drama-queen, loud, shameless, problematic, suicidal*
There is no shame in liking someone genuinely and getting hurt. You should never feel embarrassed about it. Go through the feelings, cry and mope if you want to, learn and heal. You will find someone who will love all your quirks.
One heartbreak isn’t the end.
Everest has marine fossils because the rock was laid down on an ancient seabed then shoved up by plate tectonics, not because your book needed a damp plot twist.
Suddenly, you're 27.
You make your coffee, rush to work, come home around 7, and you're too tired to do anything except eat, scroll on your phone, and pass out.
Then you wake up, and do it all again.
And when Friday comes, maybe you go out, or maybe you're just too tired. Then, out of nowhere, it hits you.
How did everything pass by so quickly?
You don't even feel 27.
You still feel like that 17 year old kid who thought they had all the time in the world.
But somehow, 10 years just disappeared. And you start missing the past. The feeling of being young, excited, and clueless.
But then you realize, one day, you'll miss this, too.
Being 25, being confused, being tired, but still trying.
So maybe the trick is to slow down a bit and actually live this chapter before it also becomes just another memory.
The point is no matter what age you are, you’ll miss these days. Life gets busy sometimes and it’s always a good time to stop and smell the roses.