Relationship Goals

by Christina C. Jones

Life was too fleeting to micro-manage and over-analyze every little thing,

“What plans, Noah?” she growled back. “I am going to go see if I can talk one of those models into letting me eat sushi off his abs, and you are going to lunch with this nigga who looks like he would shoot up a plantation for you, okay? Okay. Call me after.”

Lol I love Arizona!!!

“Change your diet to help with migraines, but also vaccinate your damn kids.”

“It wasn’t exactly like that, but yeah, kinda. But isn’t that just like the internet? Taking what looks good on the surface and making it something it isn’t.”

You only get one shot with my trust, and you blew it.

“We all have flaws, and we all have mess to deal with. But it doesn’t make us worthless, or worth any less.” “Beautifully

I survived something meant to destroy me – I can’t squander this second chance by living a life that is beneath my standing.

Anybody who has the power to alter how you feel about yourself will absolutely use it. What better hands to wield such a power than your own?”

Don’t be so rigid that you leave no room for simple human error.

Only time people want to stay on a topic longer than a few minutes is when they’re arguing, and even that isn’t about solutions, or coming to understand each other. It’s just shouting, and beating the other person over the head with your position until they tell you you’re right.”

If you’re planning to spend your life with someone, consideration is basic decency.”

I huffed. “Okay, so what happens when your uber driver robs you because you’re passed out in a dead sleep, and like, leaves you in a ditch or something?”

I am Noah, Noah is me.

Experience is only the best teacher if you’re using it to learn what behaviors not to accept, honing your preferences – not using it as an excuse to let the good ones pass you by.”

Women bore the physical and emotional load in imbalanced, inequitable relationships way too often for me to think ill of those who exercised their choice not to, when presented with it up front.

We tend to spend a lot of time on how to be good to other people, forgiving them, moving past their mistakes, all of that. But we don’t often give ourselves that same grace, and I want to address it.”

but… he’s not in good shape, Noah. If you can come… you probably should.”

Christina don’t do this to me!!

Nick did everything to take care of himself, and manage his illness. For his body to betray him like this…

Sometimes I wanna come home, and be all alone Or be all alone, and come when I get home Or bring you home, watch you come all alone Or come with you, when we’re alone, once we make it home