[The] maid of honor - the unambiguous, grown-up equivalent of wearing best friend necklaces.

I'm going to keep seeing him as much as I can. We'll see what happens," I say, realizing that just "seeing what happens" is my version of "going for it.

This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated.

His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.

Throughout the ordeal, I learned that getting mad was easier than being sad. Anger was something I could control. I could settle into an easy rhythm of blame and hate. Focus my energy on something than the ache in my heart.

A son is a son 'til he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life.

I do not expect to get what I want, so I don't. And I don't even try.