[envelopandkissme]

this fucks

[samwpmarleau]

jamie + following advice

[selena-soto]

[nollimet]

Those first few Richmond press conferences had Ted pinned like a bug

[jolenequek]

evergreen, he tears me to pieces.

[9710144]

[cocotropic2]

?

[remanence-of-love]

[what-iz-life]

Normalize not forcing people to choose you. If they think they can find better elsewhere – let them. Respectfully.

[resqectable]

“You are not a reflection of the people who can’t love you.”

— Caitlyn Siehl

[resqectable]

“The best part of your life will be those small, nameless moments you spent with someone who matters to you.”

— Unknown

[thehopefulquotes]

“You have to get to a point where your mood doesn’t shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else.”

— Unknown

[what-iz-life]

The older you get, the more you choose calm over chaos and distance over disrespect. Drama becomes intolerable to you and your peace becomes your ultimate priority. You start surrounding yourself with people who are good for your mental health, heart and soul.

[what-iz-life]

Maturity is healing and unlearning your own toxic patterns, so you don't unconsciously pass your pain onto people who didn't hurt you.

[what-iz-life]

Be so fucking proud of yourself for passing the hardest moments alone while everyone believed you were fine.

[metamorphesque]

— Franz Kafka, Letters to Felice

[the-best-of-youth]

“He fell deeper and deeper into himself. He kept all of his pain and anxiety inside and never told anyone anything. And this split inside could never let him be in a relationship. Because there was always part of him that he kept hidden “

[sweet-fig]

when brene brown said “vulnerability is the path back to each other” and bell hooks wrote “cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart” and amir levine wrote “if you want to take the road to independence and happiness, find the right person to depend on and travel down it with that person” and thich nhat hanh said “you cannot resist loving another person when you really understand them” and barbara l fredrickson wrote “your past moments of love and connection make you lastingly wiser”

basically that to be loved is to be seen, that vulnerability is the key to a joyful life, and that cynicism refrains us from the beautiful impact of intimacy