we keep looking for that perfect person...that perfect relationship. there's no such thing. it will never be, so stop looking. how can you expect to have perfection when you aren't even close?

remember when you were younger?
if you liked someone, all you had to do was tell your friend. then your friend would tell his friend, and then his friend would tell him. or you'd write the infamous "I like you. Do you like me? Check Yes or No" letter? it was just that simple. true, the relationship only lasted for a few weeks (sometimes days), but looking at your love life now... weren't those days the best?!
at some point we forgot how simple relationships could be. we bring so much drama and extra baggage into relationships that its almost impossible to seriously dedicate yourself.

that's one of the main reasons why so many people don't invest too much time in relationships.

mistakes will be made. stop making the same mistakes over and over again. learn from them. if you don't have the best luck with relationships, re-evaluate. ask what went wrong and find out how can you prevent it from happening again. stop focusing on the other person's mistakes. if every single relationship you've had turned out wrong, it may not be the other person. it could very well be you. remember, it takes two. so what mistakes did you make?

let go of the past. TRUST ME ... it's not worth it!!

harboring all those negative situations is not healthy for you or your future relationships. just because a few people treated you wrong, it doesn't mean that every person you meet will. don't punish the next one for the last one's mistakes.

all men don't cheat and many women do. people use the excuse "I'm in an open relationship." what the hell is that and what purpose does it serve?! i mean is it really okay? what's the purpose of being in a relationship if you're going to be

f%*king other people?

learn how to walk away. it's possible to honestly care about someone, and not be with them. if you're not in a position to give them what they want and/or need, walk away. if you really love them, you'd let them go. give them the chance to be with someone who has the ability to offer them what you can't, but if you choose to stay, do right by them. in the end, it'll be worth it.