“Listen to me carefully, Astrid,” my mom replied. “In matters of the heart, you have to trust your own judgment. Only you know how you feel, and only you know what Garrett is like with you. All I’d say is, make sure he’s in it for the right reasons. Make sure he adores you the way you deserve and is respectful of you as your own person. If you start to doubt him, in any way, you need to listen to your gut instinct. It will never set you wrong. That little voice knows us better than we know ourselves. For a long time, I didn’t listen to mine, and it ended with a lot of broken hearts.”
