If a man wants you.

"If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.

If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior.

Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.

Stop trying to change yourselves for a relationship that's not meant to be.

Slower is better.

Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends." A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

The only person you can control in a relationship is you.

Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?

Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.

If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are...even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god.

He is a man, nothing more nothing less.

Never let a man define who you are.

Never borrow someone else's man.

If he cheated with you, he'll cheat ON you.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs.

You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is a two-way street.

You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary... not supplementary.

Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always knows where you are, and your always readily available to him- he takes it for granted.

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.

Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

Share this with other ladies..... You'll make someone SMILE, another RETHINK her choices, and another woman PREPARE.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and an entire lifetime to forget them."

-Unknown

Livin' pretty

Day 14 — Someone you’ve drifted away from.

TMak,
Some time ago, if anyone asked me who I considered my best friend, I would say your name first without even a hesitation or blink of an eye. You were once the only person I trusted and the person who knew me better than I knew myself. I had two best friends and then I went from having two to losing the most important part of me. We went from being the best of friends to strangers. Now, we don’t even talk anymore. And I ponder from time to time about when, why, how, and where did we go wrong? It was hard to stay in touch after high school because of college, distance, and simply the fact that we were just busy. Yeah, time and distance separated us but everything just went downhill from there. You went from being the person I knew best to being someone I don’t even know at all. I feel like things could’ve been different. I don't know how you feel about it or if you blame me, but I don't think it's completely my fault. Honestly, it goes both ways because you could've tried harder to reach out to me too. I feel like we just kind of gave up. Yeah, friendships change and sometimes friends just drift apart, but it was different for us. You were like a sister to me and I know that for me, there are some things I would have done differently to have you back in my life. Who knows what will happen in the future or when the next time we'll talk again will be. I still love you to death and wish you nothing but the best.

Wake me up when September ends.

Day 13 — Someone you wish could forgive you.

I thought long and hard for this one, but I honestly can't think of anyone.

Favorite couple: The Carters

Day 12 — The person who caused you a lot of pain.

You’re my mother so of course I love you unconditionally. But you are also a person who has caused me a lot of pain. Because of many of the choices you have made, you have made our family suffer in return. Not once have you ever put your daughters before yourself and I don't think I will ever understand it. There are just some things that you can never give back. Some things will never be okay. And that is why I think we hold such a deep animosity towards you. I try not to, but it's so hard when that feeling has been there for as long as I can remember. I've known this bitter feeling all too well and it just won't go away. There is no other way to feel about it because you haven't changed and aren't willing to and that just makes me plain sad. Because you don't want to change your ways and to finally act like a mother to your children. I just hope one day, you will have a change of heart and it won't be too late.