Ellen Nguyen

If they don’t actively choose to be with you and make that happen right now, they can’t be right for you.

When people stop looking, they drop the pressure of being a certain way to fit in with someone’s ideas of a dream partner.

Single people constantly have to dodge curious and judgmental questions from friends, family, or even strangers about their relationship status.

You’re not alone and you will survive this —no, thrive from this —I promise.

I’m tired of this fakery routine of modern dating. I’m tired of my own conditioned superficiality

To all the soft souls out there, it’s time to accept yourself for all the ways you are and you are not, for all your needs, no matter how big or small.

Getting hurt many times can make you lose faith in love, but not all relationships hurt you — only the bad ones do.

People don’t love you for the emotional energy you put in the relationship; they love you for who you are.

You decide being yourself is enough when you’re done seeking approval from others and learn the hard way that no one can do this for you except you.

From now till the end of life, please make it worthwhile.

You don’t determine my happiness anymore because you’re not supposed to determine my happiness. Ever. No one is, except for myself.

Whether it’s secure, anxious-ambivalent, anxious-avoidant, or disorganized attachment, each group comes with its own pros and cons.