Holly Riordan

The strongest girls are the ones who have every reason to give up on love, to stay single forever, and to keep their heart locked away — but they choose to continue taking risks, to continue putting themselves out there, to continue searching for love.

We have conditioned ourselves to be flattered by empty gestures, like getting a text back before midnight and hanging out in the daylight and receiving the fire emoji on an Instagram picture. 

What made me cry the most when I was little? What made me laugh the most when I was little?

Aries: You have a collection of knives. You have read passages from the Satanic Bible. And you know more than you should about how to perform exorcisms, how to mix together a lethal concoction, and how to hide a body. 

You can’t stop touching him. It doesn’t have to be sexual — but you always have to feel your bodies connecting. You’re either holding his hand or leaning your head on his shoulder or pressing your lips against his.

Your forever person would never play hard to get, he would never neglect you, he would never pretend like he doesn’t care about you.

Being a dog owner means you have a special bond that can never be broken. It means that you have a love that will never die. 

You have no idea how much I want to kiss you. How much I want to run my fingers through your hair and pull your head closer to mine so we can lock lips.

You weren’t old enough to pass away peacefully in your sleep. You weren’t even close to the age where a phone call about your death would be expected. 

I’m sorry that my anxiety makes it difficult to make plans with me. I’m sorry that my anxiety stops me from being as open with you as I wish I could be. I’m sorry that my anxiety has put up this invisible barrier between us.

Girls want someone who turns them on with a hug from behind and a kiss on the neck.

Aquarius: Stop selling yourself short. Stop assuming that he doesn’t want to hear from you. If you have his number, then he must not hate you. He must want to hear from you.

You are allowed to date the wrong person for a few months and then dump them. You are allowed to take a chance on someone and then walk away when the risk stops being worth it. 

You have to realize that her blood relatives are also her best friends. You have to understand that they matter to her more than anyone else.

I want you to reach out to me, to make the first move, to initiate conversations and ask questions.

It sucks that you can open your whole heart up to someone and then have them throw your trust right back in your face. It sucks that love doesn’t always last, no matter how strongly you felt it at first.

“She told me she was going to do it, and she was caught carrying a bag of the bloody clothes she was wearing when she killed him.”

“Was in college when I was tied up at gunpoint with my roommates. Got beat up pretty good.”