Your message to him: I am a complete person without you, but I desire to have you be a part of my life because you are worthy of it. - Matthew Hussey

I wince at the lack of compassion I showed myself, and at just how dangerous my determination and tolerance for pain can be when directed at the wrong target — in this case, martyrdom in a relationship where most of my core needs weren’t being met.

women who live passionate lives are inherently sexy.

Once you just get curious about people and places, you lose all that anxiety about approaching people. You lose that ridiculous idea that every interaction has two possible outcomes: approval or rejection.