Life Lessons

I maybe be slightly obsessed with this book... but this list was in it and it is needed to be shared. Bookmark it and send it to your homegirls....

1. If he doesn’t call, he’s not interested. Period.
2. It’s impossible to fill an emotional void with a physical act.
3. If he says he’s not ready for a relationship, he’s not ready for a relationship.
4. Kings don’t always wear crowns.
5. Wanting to have sex with you and wanting to be with you can be mutually exclusive ideas.
6. Wanting you to want him and actually wanting you can be mutually exclusive ideas.
7. If he has a girlfriend, leave him alone. If he leaves her for you, he’ll do the same to you. If he stays with her and deals with you, he’s a whore. Either option is bad for you.
8. A beautiful face (or body) does not make a beautiful mind.
9. Men don’t read minds. If you want something, ask for it.
10. Men are insecure, too.
11. Just because he’s a good man, that does not make him the right man for you.
12. It’s okay to be alone. You’ll be fine without him. Pinky swear it.
13. Sometimes things just don’t work out, and it’s nobody’s fault. - @T_lloyd has said this to me at least 4 times
14. You don’t always get closure. Make peace with it anyway. - This too
15. You have to grow, but you don’t have to change.
16. Dysfunctional people love dysfunctionally.
17. Love with your heart; think with your head. - I've said this
18. Just because you miss him, that does not mean you are meant to be with him. - But This...
19. Good guys exist, but perfection does not.
20. Learn to compromise, but don’t compromise yourself.
21. Love is a verb. Having an emotion means absolutely nothing if it is not followed through with action.
22. Know that if he is the One, he will be the One.
23. When you feel as if you’re forcing a relationship, you are. It’s not working. Stop and look for the Next One.
24. Complaining about men will not somehow make men better. It will only make you bitter.
25. If you’re single and can’t find your type, go looking for him. There is nothing wrong with being proactive about what you want.
26. You don’t have to be an angry woman to be a strong woman. Angry does not equal strong. It equals angry
27. Good men make bad mistakes. That said, there’s a difference between a moral failing and a mistake. Forgive mistakes. Get rid of moral failures.
28. Every man isn’t out to get you or do you dirty.
29. If you’re always complaining that men “ain’t shit,” ask yourself what’s wrong with you that you keep attracting “ain’t shit” men.

BUT THE ONE THAT SPOKE TO MY SOUL-

30. A bad break up is a valid excuse to break down, but not to stay down.

Lucas, Demetria- A Belle in Brooklyn