This is awesome. Pretty much sums up my entire view on relationships in 2 sentences.

I think looking for happiness in another person is a flawed way of going about romance. If more people approached relationships following your advice here, we’d all feel a little less pressure to live our lives for someone else, and a little more permission to be ourselves.

    Jordan Dischinger-Smedes

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    Science teacher, herbivore, and sometimes writer. Interested in health, nature, literature, and personal improvement.

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