Holly Riordan

I’m not going to text you because I’ve been learning how to control my impulses, how to listen to my head over my heart, how to take a step back and ask myself whether I’m doing the right thing or the most tempting thing.

Your lack of interest isn’t going to convince me to double my effort. It’s going to convince me me to stop trying.

I don’t want to come across as the girl stupid enough to stay with a cheater. I don’t want my reputation ruined and my intelligence questioned simply because you couldn’t do the right thing.

Relationships are supposed to broaden your world, not narrow it down.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a skeptic or a romantic. It doesn’t matter whether you usually keep your guard high or wear your heart on your sleeve. Either way, there is going to be a time when you fall for the wrong person — and when that happens, you can’t be too hard on yourself.

You shouldn’t assume the right thing to do is to stick it out with this person, fight for this person, remain committed to this person. 

I love myself more than ever, which means I’m more selective about who I let into my heart than ever.

He might be telling you what you want to hear in order to stop you from getting angry, from walking away, from realizing you deserve so much better than him.

You’re beautiful. You’re valuable. You’re a catch. And the right guy is going to realize that.

When you take a risk on love, you’re taking a risk on yourself. You’re deciding you deserve a chance at happiness.

You might want to stay single while your heart is healing. You might not want to put too much pressure on the cracks. You might not want to throw yourself into a situation you’re not ready to face.

Aquarius: You’re affectionate. You never hold back how you feel. You give out compliments freely and make sure everyone in your life knows they’re loved. 

It doesn’t matter how many hours you spent working because you never feel comfortable taking a break. It doesn’t matter how hard you’ve been pushing yourself, because you still feel like you haven’t been doing enough.

I never want you to feel like I’ve forgotten about you. I never want you to feel like I don’t care.

You deserve someone who thinks highly of you, someone who adores everything about you, someone who feels like they’re the lucky one in the relationship and you’re the one who is settling.

You’re going to feel lonely when you’re dating the wrong person. Texting them isn’t going to make you feel any better — and neither is spending face-to-face time with them. Even when you’re cuddled up together in bed, as close as physically possible, you’re going to feel like there’s emotional space between you. 

Trusting your person means feeling confident they would never betray your trust, they would never sneak behind your back, they would never do you dirty.

When you’re with your forever person, getting through your worst days is a little bit easier because you know you have someone special waiting for you at home. You know your shitshow of a day is at least going to end in a hug and a kiss.