Maybe it's impossible to find everything you want in one person. Maybe everyone in your life gives you certain things you need. And your friends give you the rest of what you can't get from your boyfriend.

I have a theory that the answers to all of life's major questions can found in a John Mayer song.

Just when it seems like life is getting good, something always has to come along and ruin it.

That's the tricky thing about being bonded to someone for life. Blake and his dad are bonded like I'm bonded with Erin. We're irrevocably tied together by history, a history that can never be erased. Even if you want to deny it, even it you want to pretend it never existed, it will always be a part of you. It will always, in some way, define who you are.

It is easier with the right person. A good test of a relationship is how well you both deal with challenges. If one person is more invested, it shows. If you're with the wrong person, it feels like too much work. But if you're unhappy more than you're happy, it's not the right relationship for you.

Your life can end in a flash before you even have time to know it’s over. There is no safe. There is no control.

If you have to explain about how something's supposed to feel, it takes away all the magic.