Category: Life
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I Am Not Looking For Love, But I Am Open To It
I have seen so many of my friends get into relationships lately, and I am happy for them. As the days get colder and winter gets closer, I have also seen so many that are desperate to find someone, just to have someone because well it’s “cuffing season”. And there’s me, just as single as […]
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A Woman Who Knows Her Worth Will Expect These 15 Things From Any Relationship
If you want to get what you merit from a partnership, you must first understand your own worth as a person. Once you come into your own as a woman and you’re comfortable asking for what you need, you no longer accept less. You refuse to settle and you part ways with anyone who does […]
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Mixed Signals Are Not Enough
Mixed signals are not good enough for me. I am not going to hand you my entire heart when you have only been scattering breadcrumbs for me to scoop up. I am not going to keep hanging onto the hope of getting into a relationship with you if you only pay attention to me every […]
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Sometimes The Girl Who Is Always There For Everyone Else, Needs Someone There For Her
When you’re the girl who is always there for others — you feel a lot. You have depths within you, an ocean for a heart, and you keep falling for people who are too scared to swim. You give and you give and you give; tearing pieces of your paper soul into the smallest of […]
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Having Depression And Anxiety Means Having A Brain Constantly At War With Itself
Torn between caring too much and not caring at all. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in 2016, the two “common colds” of mental illness. Don’t let that nickname fool you, though, because there is nothing common about the way these two work together to completely disrupt how my brain functions. Sometimes, my brain seems to alternate […]
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10 Signs A Guy Truly Values The Girl Who Loves Him
He’s your king, and you’re his queen. Don’t forget that. Ladies, the world knows what a big struggle it is to be dealing with your men. They are so confusing to be around. They aren’t necessarily very open to expressing their feelings and emotions. So you don’t really know what they’re thinking half of the […]
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What It’s Like to Deal With Depression Exhaustion
At some point, all people get tired. Sometimes it is a physically tired body that is run down and overworked and requires some rest to heal itself. Other times it is an overwhelmed mind that needs some rest to clear out and organize thoughts. Often it’s a combination of both that drives us to exhaustion […]
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No Matter How Much I Like You, I Won’t Chase You If You Start Being Distant
I’ve experienced enough dating to know when to read the warning signs that a guy is pulling away. When one minute you’re hot, making plans with me constantly and blowing up my phone, and the next minute you’re cold and distantly available, I know where things are headed. You might think it’s cool to test me or […]
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What It Means To Love A Girl Who Has Lived Through Trauma
A girl who has lived through trauma has lived through a situation where her body, her mind, her self was not her own. Where she felt disjointed, ripped from her self, safety, and sanity. It was a moment, an experience, a something where her trust was smashed, her worth was gone and all there was was pain. A […]
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Sometimes, Love Means Leaving
“If you really love someone, even if there were a million reasons to leave, you would still look for the one reason to stay.” Lies. Maybe if you really love someone like you say you do, when you find a million reasons to leave, you will actually have the grace to leave and just let the one […]