[delicatelymorbid]

fingering a shy girl and telling her how pretty she is and how perfect she feels around my fingers while pretending to not know why she’s so whiny

[mournfulroses]

Janet Fitch, from her novel titled "White Oleander," originally published in 1999

[moved-to-andreaaaxoxo-deactivat]

me but with her

[giallolily]

It creeps in slowly, almost imperceptible at first—a flicker of interest, then fixation. They lodge beneath the skin like a splinter, impossible to ignore. You replay their words long after they’ve left the room, dissecting tone, gesture, absence. Every silence becomes a puzzle. You’re no longer your own—your thoughts rewire around them, your attention hijacked by the possibility of their attention. It’s not love, not really. It’s hunger with a velvet face. A kind of beautiful rot that softens the edges of reason. You know the imbalance, the desperation it breeds. But still, you linger in the waiting. Still, you ache to be seen by them in the way you’ve already imagined.

limerence - by morgan lily

[pebbleswishes]

.·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·.

.·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨* ≈☆≈ *¨¨*:·.

[recomvery]

One of the most dangerous things in the world is not being able to say no to people because you don't want to upset them or dissapoint them. This will completely ruin your life in every way possible, at work, in your private life, your sex life and your friendships. It's a way of removing your own consent in your own decisions and go against your wishes, it is always a crime against yourself. Let yourself have a say. Upsetting people is better than traumatizing yourself.

[fairieicedtea]

enemies to lovers but it's me and myself

[krisrisk]

[sadghostgirl14]

[remanence-of-love]

[allthingseurope]

 Ilam Hall Gardens, England (by robert Stevens)

[janettasworld]

[amazingride]

[the-hurt-soul]

One of the worst feelings you can go through is looking yourself in the mirror and hating the way you look. I can't even describe the things you think about yourself. And it translates in every day things. Constantly feeling insecure. Always feeling like you look rediculous. And no one can really make you feel better because you just don't believe them. In your head, you look atrocious. The amount of times I've looked myself in the mirror and thought to myself "I look disgusting" are too many. And I know a lot of people think the same, and it really hurts to know.

[fuckingwhateverdude]

help! help! help!

[wvterways]

[abigailinc]

[glowdiamond]

Men are supposed to fall in love with you falling in love with yourself

For years I never quite understood the whole you have to love yourself first in order for others to love you.

But now I do and I’ll explain it as best as I can:

When you walk into a room, the only thing you have going for you is your appearance and attitude (aka confidence)

You could be a loving, creative highly intelligent woman beneath the layers of insecurity, but if you act insecure, don’t take up space and speak negatively of yourself, people will just accept that conclusion about you because again they can only know what you show them, they’ll assume that you must have something to be insecure about.

Similarly, you could have previously been the ugly duckling, could have been bullied at school, picked last, a victim of trauma, but if you act confident and speak highly about yourself, that’s the only conclusion people will take with them, they’ll assume you have a good life going for you because you’re confident.

You are a walking advertisement for yourself, everywhere you go, through your confidence(or lack of)you’re telling people how you feel about yourself and how they should expect to treat you.

We are wired to want the best for ourselves, so given the choice between a confident and insecure person we’ll choose the confident one, because they carry the promise of a good time!

Think about weddings, there’s always that one bridesmaid who’s a bundle of light, she’s talking to the DJ, and helping the staff serve food and chatting up the elder family members, everyone loves her and remembers her. Think about the cool girl you meet in the bathroom of a club, she lets you borrow her lipstick and gives you an uplifting compliment and makes you feel good about yourself, and you think wow I’d love to get to know her.

THAT’s the impact of self confidence, it’s this luminosity that’s so addictive and that draws everybody in.

In dating too, you will have the best outcome if you carry yourself with utmost confidence knowing that you’re adding more and contributing to anyone who walks into your life.

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