I think the most well-adjusted people live in the present with an eye toward the future - I'm not among those.
Emily GiffinI miss him in so many ways, but right now I miss him in the way you always miss someone when you're single among a room full of couples.
Emily GiffinAnd without Dex in my life, I like to think I could have somehow found contentment. But the truth is, I feel freer with Dex than I ever did when I was single. I feel more myself with him than without. Maybe true love does that
Emily GiffinI'm glad you were both here," I finally manage, thinking how strange it is to be standing with the two people who made you, something most kids take for granted every day of their lives.
Emily GiffinI will find the good in this loss. I will make something happen that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Emily GiffinThen he continues his rant,saying, "And even if I didn't know them, I know their type." "And what type is that?" she asks,leaning foward in her chair,yearning for confirmation that he gets it,that they are like-minded in their observations of others and the circumspect way they view the world. "Oh,let's see," he says,rubbing his jaw. "Superficial.Artificial.Sheep. They're more worried about how they come across to others than who they really are.They exhaust themselves in their pursuit of things that don't really matter.
Emily Giffin