“I wasn’t hurt that he didn’t want to be my boyfriend. I was aware that it wouldn’t lead to anything, and I was sadder, about more than anything, that I would eventually be losing a friend.”— Rebecca Fields, thoughtcatalog.com
“Be sad. Be mad. Be whatever. You have the right to feel what you feel. Just because your relationship wasn’t Facebook official, doesn’t make it any less meaningful.”— Staci Muzzy, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m worth more than an ‘I’ll try’. I deserve more than an ‘I miss you’ text. I am more than just potential. I’m worth more than just an almost. You need to want me in your life enough to actually do something to make sure I’m there.”— Zybelle Slouanne Esmena, thoughtcatalog.com
“I have been holding on to a relationship that’s not quite there. To a commitment that isn’t. To a love that doesn’t give it’s all. To a person who’s not all in.”— Zybelle Slouanne Esmena, thoughtcatalog.com
“Almost relationships teach you a lot about yourself. They bring out a side of you that you thought never existed. They put you on the edge of sanity and insanity.”— David Lorenzo, thoughtcatalog.com
“The worst thing about an almost relationship is the potential that could have been but never was. It leaves you aching for month’s even years after things have ended. It leaves you yearning, unjustifiably, for a future that will never exist with the other person.”— David Lorenzo, thoughtcatalog.com
“One day you’re going to find yourself in an ‘almost relationship’ that will seamlessly flow into an actual relationship. It may just take a little longer than you hoped for.”— Elizabeth Thompson, thoughtcatalog.com
“For anyone dealing with end of an ‘almost relationship,’ I know it sucks. It’s a major blow to your ego and you’re going to need a few days to wallow and feel sad. Do it. Complain to your friends all you want. But remember that you’re going to move on very quickly. This person wasn’t in your life lo…”— Elizabeth Thompson, thoughtcatalog.com
“The one thing we must always remember about ‘almost’ relationships is that if it was meant to be, it would have been.”— Andrea Davis, thoughtcatalog.com
“We weren’t friends, but we weren’t together. We were close, but not close enough. We spent so much time together, but we weren’t dating. I guess that only means one thing. We were nothing. We are nothing.”— Suzzy Win, thoughtcatalog.com
“Maybe we were ‘grey’, maybe we were ‘just friends’, maybe we were an ‘almost’. And maybe that was okay for you. It wasn’t for me.”— Suzzy Win, thoughtcatalog.com
“He needs 'space' and 'time,' as if this were physics and not a human relationship.”— Kathryn Stockett, amazon.com
“To be rejected by someone doesn't mean you should also reject yourself or that you should think of yourself as a lesser person. It doesn't mean that nobody will ever love you anymore. Remember that only ONE person has rejected you at the moment, and it only hurt so much because to you, that person's…”— Jocelyn Soriano, amazon.com
“Start saying ‘no’ to the boy who tells you that he might want a relationship in a few months. Start saying ‘no’ to the girl who just wants to have sex with you and nothing else. Start standing up for yourself and saying ‘no’ to the people who only know how to shout ‘almosts’ and question marks.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“It is time to start recognizing your own worth. It is time to start recognizing you are worth more than someone who already left you in the past. It is time to start recognizing that you are goddamn beautiful. And anyone who doesn’t see that, doesn’t deserve to be in your life. And anyone who doesn’…”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“What happened to wanting the best for yourself? What happened to wanting forever with someone, instead of settling for someone who frankly doesn’t care about you?”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“We can love someone very much and still not be meant for them. Affection and compatibility are two different beasts.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“Even though it hurts today and maybe for a while, but one day you will cherish all the good times you have had together. Although it was not a happy ending you might have expected, it was something. A lesson in life, a blessing in disguise. You will be okay, eventually.”— Melody Yong, thoughtcatalog.com