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Spoiler Alert: It Gets Better

Life is hard. When each one of us was brought into this world, everyone tried to shield us from the inevitable– heartbreak, loss, failure, despair– it was almost as if our parents had built a wall around us. When we were young, the wall kept out monsters, zombies, and all of the frightful things that emerged in our heads at night. As we started school, the wall began to crumble piece by piece, allowing in demons of all kinds. Bullies, unfair teachers, and backstabbing friends all started breaking pieces down off of the wall that was so strongly built before. Family members and friends who never should have hurt us, did. Lovers who always swore they’d never cheat on us, did. By the time high school and college rolled around, the only evidence left of that wall even once existing was the dust on the ground. We as humans have a terrible time accepting

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An Open Letter To Those Who Have Been Heartbroken

To the members of the heartbreak club, I know that you’re hurt now and I know that the last thing you want to be told is that “time will heal all your wounds” because “time” is not right now and you don’t want to feel this hurt anymore.  It’s okay to cry it out, to hold it in, to scream, to be angry, to be numb, to be confused, to listen to your favorite sad song.  Just remember to allow yourself to be free to smile again. I know that you will question all that you have done and sit up until the late hours of the early morning questioning yourself and wondering why you couldn’t have done better.  You may want to burn every photo, throw away every gift, give back everything that was theirs in a box.  Sometimes it feels like the skin around your fingers and toes is

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18 Stages of a Relationship As Told By Aria Montgomery

Everyone who has ever watched Pretty Little Liars has experienced the butterflies and heartbreak that Aria Montgomery has gone through over the past six seasons. The emotional roller coaster that Aria experiences throughout the show is enough to make any girl afraid of commitment and being vulnerable. Here are the 18 stages of a relationship defined by Pretty Little Liars character, Aria Montgomery. Stage 1: Butterfly Stage That first moment you lay your eyes on the cute guy at the bar when your stomach instantly turns into knots and you can’t think straight.   Stage 2: Lust When your body and hormones start to take over regardless of what your head and logic is saying.   Stage 3: Awkward Encounters The moment after you hook-up for the first time and see each other in public… Or in Aria’s case when you find out that hot guy from the bar is actually your

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Waiting For The Day

Dear irrelevant boy, I’m simply waiting for the day where I wake up and you aren’t the first thing on my mind. I’m waiting for the day when I see you in a picture and my heart doesn’t drop. I’m waiting for the day where I see you in person and I don’t feel like I’m going to lose it. I’m simply waiting. I’m waiting for the day that you text me and I no longer have feelings for you. I am waiting for the day because this is exhausting. I’ve accepted that it’s over. Don’t worry you haven’t held me back. I’ve accepted that you no longer love me. I’ve come to terms with the fact that you will never kiss my forehead again or tell me one of your stupid jokes. I’ve realized we will never drive around aimlessly together and kiss at every stop sign we hit.