40 Signs Your Relationship Is Doomed

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Illustration by Daniella Urdinlaiz
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1. When you move in together after knowing each other for two weeks.

“When they move in together after knowing each other for two weeks.”

—caffeinated_terrier

2. When you get tattoos of each other’s names.

“Getting tattoos of each other’s names, seems like.”

—MarmeladeFuzz

3. When they try to cut you off from your friends.

“When they try to cut you off from your friends.”

—JudiSchlueter

4. When there’s a huge difference in intelligence between the two of you.

“Huge difference in intelligence between the parties.”

—SteBishop

5. When it’s long-distance.

“When it’s long-distance.”

—that_townie

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Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

Trace the scars life has left you. It will remind you that at one point, you fought for something. You believed.

“You are the only person who gets to decide if you are happy or not—do not put your happiness into the hands of other people. Do not make it contingent on their acceptance of you or their feelings for you. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if someone dislikes you or if someone doesn’t want to be with you. All that matters is that you are happy with the person you are becoming. All that matters is that you like yourself, that you are proud of what you are putting out into the world. You are in charge of your joy, of your worth. You get to be your own validation. Please don’t ever forget that.” — Bianca Sparacino

Excerpted from The Strength In Our Scars by Bianca Sparacino.

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