Ugly Love

by Colleen Hoover

“Love isn’t always pretty, Tate. Sometimes you spend all your time hoping it’ll eventually be something different. Something better. Then, before you know it, you’re back to square one, and you lost your heart somewhere along the way.”

I could tell I hurt him. That makes us even now, I guess.

Every single one of his admissions should be a red flag, since they were all also coupled with the hard truth that he doesn’t plan on loving me or

Do I roll over and put my arms around him, hoping he’ll hold me in return until we fall asleep? I’m too scared he’ll reject me. I’m stupid. I’m a stupid, stupid girl. Why can’t this just be sex for me, too? Why can’t I come over here, give him what he wants, get what I want, and leave?

“I suppose if a man lived through the ugliest side of love, he might never want to experience it again.”

Sometimes a man’s spirit just ain’t strong enough to withstand the ghosts from his past.” He opens his apartment door and walks inside. “Maybe that boy just lost his spirit somewhere along the way.”

When life gives you lemons, make sure you know whose eyes you need to squeeze them in.”

It’s the beautiful moments like these that make up for the ugly love.