Holly Riordan

Wait for someone who plans dates, who plans dinners, who plans for the future, because they know you’re more than a temporary piece of their life.

I’m the kind of girl who takes twenty pictures in a row, decides that none of them are good enough, and then walks around feeling ugly for the rest of the day.

“She complained about how hot it was and took off her shirt. I finally got the hint and kissed her. I wish all girls would be that blunt.”

Aquarius: They miss you the most when they hear that song you loved. The song that you used to play during every car ride.

You shouldn’t have to censor what you say, because you’re still getting to know each other and you don’t want to weird them out.

You think I’m over you, because I don’t text you as much as I used to. I don’t like every picture or comment on every status. I go out of my way to avoid you.

“He would be barking at nothing in an empty hallway or he would get in the bathtub and refuse to leave. I think he saw ghosts.”

“Each victim had been shot in the head, thus leading police to determine that they had likely died before the fire was started.”

I’m tired of thinking about you every time a friend mentions her boyfriend, every time my mind drifts off during work, every time I see a kiss on a movie screen.

Cross off as many items as you can from the list. If you skip an item, you lose. If you tell anyone why you’re doing what you’re doing, you lose. If you’re unable to complete the entire list in under 24 hours, you lose.

When you don’t answer her texts, it shows her where your priorities lie. It tells her that you don’t care about her.

“Every girl I’ve been in a serious relationship with has slept with me on the first or second date.”

Someone who will pick you up from the floor every time you fail and remind you that you did your best, that you’re capable of anything you set your heart on, that you should never give up.

The more you explore your options, the more you miss what you used to have. You don’t want first dates and first kisses. You want boring nights on the couch in your pajamas, talking about what your wedding would be like.

Maybe I let you get away with so much, because I wanted to be with you that badly. I was willing to look past dozens of red flags, because I wanted you to stay in my life.

Date someone who doesn’t care if you double text. Triple text. Quadruple text. Someone who would love to hear from you fifty times per day, because you’re his favorite person in the world.

Aries: He’s going to start taking longer and longer to answer your texts — and then he is going to stop answering them completely.

She wants you to notice when she buys a new dress or does something different with her hair. She wants you to learn the best spots to kiss her and remember the names of her favorite songs. She wants you to be attentive.