“I’m not jaded or bitter or cynical, but I am a mature, functioning member of the adult world. I see just as much joy in the world as I do darkness and I have strived to be prepared for both. My field of study and the professional world I align myself with demand strength and sharp intellect. I’m sur…”— Caity Mae, thoughtcatalog.com
“The truth about being a strong woman is that the world sees us as a threat. We’re just ‘too much,’ ‘too intimidating,’ too ‘jaded’ and ‘miserable’ and ‘bitter’. But we are none of those things. We are women with backbones. Women who aren’t afraid to be proud of ourselves in a world that might not al…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Strong women are the best women to love. We are the women with fierce compassion. We know who we are and we are not afraid to embrace that. We love whole-heartedly because we love ourselves. And we are not only looking to better ourselves, but our partners, our worlds.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“To be a strong woman simply means that I am grounded and confident in who I am.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Here is what being a strong woman means to me: It means standing up for myself. It means that I am a fully-functioning human, one who is independent and able to do things for herself. It means that I have opinions and beliefs that I stand for, and that I do not settle for less.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“I've always loved strong women, which is lucky for me because once you're over about twenty-five there is no other kind. Women blow my mind. The stuff that routinely gets done to them would make most men curl up and die, but women turn to steel and keep on coming. Any man who claims he's not into st…”— Tana French, amazon.com
“She has started to smile when her path is spinning to laugh when life grabs at her ankles pulling like dead weight. She has started to trust in the ways of the world to release her hold on what she cannot control heartache, hurt, change. She has started to realize that her body is beautiful, her min…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“My poor heart is tired. Yet it keeps on beating. And so I will follow its rhythm, let it guide me home.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She is learning to pull faith from the wind, breathe it in and set her worries free.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She is mesmerizing. Not only is she mesmerizing in what you see on the outside, but mesmerizing in everything that she does. When her eyes light up with happiness and confidence, you can’t help but fall harder for her.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will be strong enough to demand equal treatment from you, and strong and self-confident enough to return it back to you.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will be the North to your South-facing compass. She will be the hot to your cool. She will be the silence to your voice. She will balance you. She will keep you grounded, yet free.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You don’t try to change each other. You both accepted a long time ago the unique quirks that both make you you. Sure, you might not understand why she does everything she does but that’s okay. You’ve accepted her flaws and imperfections just as she has accepted yours.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“It doesn’t scare you to think about being with her for the rest of your life. You stopped caring about other girls a long time ago. Sure, you might notice a cute girl from time to time but you don’t ever think about being single anymore. You can see your girl in your life for…basically…ever. She’s p…”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You never get sick of being around her. She’s always the number one person you think of when something happens. If you find a funny clip on YouTube or you just witnessed some crazy shit happening she’s the first person you text.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You want to take care of her. You feel that natural instinct to want to love her and protect her even if you know she can completely handle her own.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You can tell her anything. There’s nothing you ever feel like you need to hide from her. Ever.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’re more than just her boyfriend and she’s way more than just your girlfriend. You’re in a partnership. Both of you actively play a role in your relationship to make it the best it can be.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’ll want to kiss her and hug her and flirt with her. You’ll find yourself thinking about her when you get bored at work and you’ll look forward to walking in the door when you get home. She’ll be a ‘sight for sore eyes’ to you and a vacation away from her will be painful. If she is the right woma…”— Greg Trimble, gregtrimble.com
“She will make you forget that your heart was ever broken as she slowly patches the broken pieces back together. She will replace your tears with smiles, your fears with faith, your doubts with certainty and she will always make you feel like you’re enough – more than enough.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com