“Being vulnerable is scary. But I promise it’s not as scary as waking up and realizing it’s too late to hold someone’s hand. To tell them they’re magic. To dance with them. To kiss them.”— Leighton Walker, thoughtcatalog.com
“Date someone who cares about the thoughts that bother you. Someone who knows the meaning behind your silence. Someone who reaches out to you when you’re pulling yourself away from everyone.”— Angelo Caerlang, thoughtcatalog.com
“Hang in there, strong girl. Hard times don’t last forever. Life moves on. And so will you.”— Eunice Loreto, thoughtcatalog.com
“Nobody asks if I’m okay. They think that just because I don’t say anything, I’m okay — that I’m fine with everything.”— Maria Cheena Cabuenas, thoughtcatalog.com
“I hope you don’t know that you’ve destroyed this girl and her spirit, her heart, and her ability to be able to trust and love again.”— Lauren Armstrong, thoughtcatalog.com
“You become obsessed with people too quickly. It’s not that you’re gullible, it’s that you’re easily taken by their positive qualities and you love how other people make you feel.”— Brianna Wiest, thoughtcatalog.com
“If I pretend I'm not sad, if I try smiling through it, and pretend like everything's fine, it makes it worse.”— Michelle Madow, amazon.com
“Sometimes, it’s a person’s decision to be single. Sometimes, people just don’t want a significant other. And it doesn’t mean that anything is wrong with them. It doesn’t mean that they are lonely. It doesn’t mean that their standards are too high.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“Sensitive people either love deeply or they regret deeply. There really is no middle ground because they live in passionate extremes.”— Shannon L. Alder, amazon.com
“It’s hard for you to just relax and let yourself be in love – instead, you’re trying to stay one step ahead and protect yourself from getting hurt, and you’re constantly obsessing over whether or not this will work.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“When he cries in front of you, it’s basically him saying he trusts you with his life and everything in it.”— Nicole Tarkoff, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don't ask me why am I not fine, don't say a word just come and hug me. Even if I don't hug you back at that very moment, don't let me go.”— Akshay Vasu, amazon.com
“If you ever want to know how a man truly feels about you, do absolutely nothing. Then you'll have your answer.”— Miya Yamanouchi, amazon.com
“At the end of the day, I just want to sit with someone I love and chat about what matters and even what doesn’t.”— Crystal Woods, amazon.com
“If you don't love her anymore, don't try to enter into her life again when she's trying to be okay without you.”— E.J. Cenita, instagram.com
“A guy may care for you. He may give you moments where you feel happy and content, but he may also give you moments where you feel so far away from yourself and what you need to feel fulfilled in a relationship. You can’t build a happy relationship from this. It isn’t love.”— Whitney Andrews, thoughtcatalog.com
“Instead of chasing after boys, they chase after their hopes and dreams. They chase after the future they know they deserve.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Strong women accept apologies but know when to stop accepting them and walk away.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com