Don't Text Your Ex Happy Birthday: And Other Advice on Love, Sex, and Dating

by Nick Viall

If you’re in a relationship that makes you more sad than happy, or more anxious than content, feel more broken than loved, and you’ve exhausted all healthy forms of trying to fix it, then you’re in a toxic relationship.

Hey, I’ve had some good times during the past four years, and I am thankful for that. I’ll always be grateful for those years, and I don’t regret it. I’ve just realized it’s not what I want for the rest of my life. Even so, I’m not going to sit here and think of it as four wasted years, because that was my life, and I am not going to regret it.