Shawn Binder

That is what constitutes a beautiful friendship. It’s not about calling each other every day or constantly checking in with each other. It’s not meeting up for brunch every Sunday to gossip or share jokes with.

‘The Spectacular Now’ helps bring this question to the forefront of viewer’s minds: When does loving someone become detrimental to their health?

9. The saddest thing for a girl to do is to dumb herself down for a guy.

Was I really that hard to read? I wondered. I wanted to open up to him; I wanted to feel connected to him.

I began to make meticulous lists. Lists of people I needed to tell I loved them more often. Things I needed to do before I died.

I felt fetishized and objectified. Even though I had taken a shower before I came over, I felt like I could use another two.

He’ll cry and you’ll wonder why you’re crying as well.

This week was especially gross for the Internet, and everyone slapping away at a keyboard should keep a little ashamed — myself included.

I lost him because I treated him like a static object. I treated him like he would always be there –because I assumed best friends stuck with each other forever like Romy and Michele.