Category: Friendship
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In A Long-Distance Relationship, Love Like You’re Never Apart
I want you to be mine… even though we’re long-distance. I don’t regret choosing you, and I never will. You are my girlfriend, and that will never change. When I fell in love with you, I thought I knew what I was getting myself into, but our reality is far more complicated than my expectations […]
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To The Best Friend Who Cut Me Out Like I Never Existed
Growing apart from anyone is hard, but growing apart from a best friend is one of the hardest things I’ve ever experienced. I am able to forgive you. I have new best friends who have showed me some of the most incredible friendships I could have imagined. But I still think about the past, it’s not easy […]
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The Friendships That Fade When You’re Chronically Sick
Living with chronic back pain has been a challenge to say the least. Then finding out I was extremely exhausted and my body physically ached and hurt so badly because I have fibromyalgia was devastating for me to grasp and over time learn to live with, I’m still learning. It’s times like this that we need our loved ones […]
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Don’t Accept Less Than You Deserve — Wait For A Love Like This
Even though we know we shouldn’t, far too many of us end up settling for guys who don’t see how special we truly are. When you’re lonely, it can be tough to wait for someone who’s really worth it, but no matter how long it takes to find him, this is the kind of person […]
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Never Forget Who Ignored You When You Needed Them And Who Helped You Before You Even Had To Ask
Choose the people who choose you. As you make your way through this life, you are always going to want to perpetuate love wherever you can. You are going to want to stay positive with everyone that you met. You are always going to want to see the good in people. You are always going […]
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An Open Letter To The Best Friend I Didn’t See Coming
Some people come into your life and change you forever—thanks, bestie. Dear best friend, I wasn’t expecting you when God placed you in my life. I had my friends. I had my people. I wasn’t exactly open to the idea of new meaningful friendships because I had the ones I needed, and it didn’t seem […]
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To The “Best Friend” I Decided I Couldn’t Be Friends With Anymore
Most of all, thank you for being the person who finally pushed me to choose myself. Dear Old Friend, I decided we aren’t friends anymore and you may not fully understand why. I recently read To The Bestfriend Who Decided We Aren’t Friends Anymore and it struck a chord with me. I realized that I was that […]
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I Initiate & Sustain All My Friendships & Romantic Relationships & I’m Exhausted
I can count the number of true friends I have on one hand, and one of those fingers is taken up by my mom. I basically initiate 99% of my friendships and dating relationships, and what’s worse is that I’m putting in the bulk of the work to keep them going. 1. I’VE PERFECTED THE ART OF INTRODUCING MYSELF. […]
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Find A Best Friend Who Isn’t Afraid To Be Brutally Honest
Find a best friend who isn’t afraid to be honest. A best friend who will tell you if your outfit isn’t on point or your fake-tan is more cheesy puffs than sun-kissed. A best friend who will tell you to cut your losses with the guy you have been in an ‘almost relationship’ with for […]
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Can Friendship Break Your Heart The Most?
It’s almost scary these days, to let someone in. To bring your fears and insecurities to the surface. To let someone see who you really are. To trust them. And the worst part is that you’ll never know when to trust someone, until you just do. We wear our hearts on our sleeves and trust […]