“You’ll treat someone terribly. Whether it be to a lover or your friend, there’ll be someone whose feelings you take for granted. We focus too much on whether or not someone is hurting us. The reality is that we might actually be the one who’s hurting someone.”— Ryan O'Connell, Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Relationships, Pain
“You’ll have moments with someone that are so intense, it’ll feel like you’ve been electrocuted back to life. You’ll hold on to these moments for a long time. They’ll give you hope when you’re going through the motions.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Happiness, Joy, Life, 20s
“You’ll always care about your first love. That doesn’t make you crazy, it just makes you human. When relationships end, it’s not so cut and dry. You carry everyone you’ve ever loved into every relationship thereafter.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Relationships, Love, First Love, Falling In Love
“Loving yourself is hard. Hating yourself is harder.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Love, Hate, Self-Love, Self-Acceptance, Self-hatred
“You’re going to betray your convictions. You’re going to feel shame. You’re going to continue to put yourself in situations that aren’t good for you. And then, slowly but surely, it will become less frequent. It might not ever go away completely but it won’t be as bad. In the meantime, stop shame sp…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Shame, Choices, Making The Wrong Choices, morals, Life
“You’ll be jealous of everyone who’s more successful than you. That’s okay. Just transfer that jealousy into something productive, like working really hard so you can one day eclipse them and make them feel jealous of YOU.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Jealousy, Success, Working Hard, Productivity
“You’re going to lose touch with a lot of your friends. With some people, it will be expected but with others it will feel like a punch to the stomach. No friendship is truly safe in your twenties. Don’t worry though. You’ll end up with the ones that matter. If someone’s no longer in your life, it’s…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Friendship, Twenties, Losing Friends