Curvy Girl Summer Quotes

“One man’s fuckup is another man’s opportunity. Write that down. That’s quotable.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“They said the dating pool had pee in it, but I was convinced there was shit in there, too.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“My life isn’t over at thirty. My life doesn’t revolve around me getting married and having children. When I meet the man I want to be with forever, I’ll marry him. Until then, I’m fine.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“One man's fuck up is another man's opportunity.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“Please listen to me. I’m not saying you don’t love me. I’m saying that I’m enough. How I live my life is enough. What I choose to do and not to do is enough. My choices and the timing of my choices are enough.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“And I looked between them in disbelief. Aw hell naw.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“Jean shorts? He has the nerve to say no fatties and he’s wearing cutoff denim shorts?”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“At forty!” I hollered. “Sir”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“I’ve never gotten upset about a man not wanting me, and I won’t start with this one. He doesn’t want to date, and that’s okay. I respect his decision.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“Asia, Ahmad is married!” Her brows furrowed, and she made a face. “No, he’s not.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“Because nobody trying to shake ass to joint-pain jams and Roth IRA rhymes.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“me!” She started to turn around, and then she looked back at me. “And I love your confidence, by the way,” she commented, pointing at what I was wearing. “That actually looks really good on you.” My lips parted, but words didn’t come out. What the fuck? It wasn’t the first time that backhanded compliment had been thrown at me. It always held the tone of condescension. But each time, it grated on my nerves more. Because it wasn’t about my confidence. It was about their perceived judgment of my body and their disbelief that I managed to be confident despite what I looked like in their opinion. And it usually came from people who would swear up and down they were being complimentary.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“There’s got to be an easier way than dating. I want the shortcut. I just want to find my person and start our lives together.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“I knew I wanted a husband, so I needed to find a boyfriend. I knew in order to find a boyfriend, I needed to date. And in order to find a date, I needed to engage with men in a more intentional way.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“It wasn’t a surprise to me that people felt like being a fat woman meant lonely or desperate or willing to settle.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“You, on the other hand, just spent months soul-searching and figuring out what you want—only to hook up with a dude working on his debut rap album.” “At forty!” I hollered. “Sir, it’s too late.” “If anything, he needs to see if they’ll give him studio time for a jazz album. Because nobody trying to shake ass to joint-pain jams and Roth IRA rhymes.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“That was Marcus,” I told them quietly. “If this is the caliber of man your mom is trying to put you on with, let her know I’m single, too,”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“But I realized the big, expensive party, the search for the boyfriend, the mental countdown that was ticking was all because I tied thirty to Aniyah … and her death … and…” I closed my eyes for a moment so I didn’t cry. “My own death.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“My happiness is tied to me living a life that I love and am proud of. My happiness is centered around me and what I want.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“I don’t know what it’s like to lose a child. But I know what it’s like to lose a sister. The pain may be different. The ways in which it affects your life are definitely different. But it’s painful all around. And there’s trauma with that. And trauma needs healing.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“Why not? You need to tell the bartender that if he puts you in the friend zone, you’re going to end up in his friend’s phone.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“That long-neck muthafucka walked in here, and I knew instantly that he wasn’t the one for you. And you knew it, too. But you didn’t listen to yourself. Or me. You just sat over there like…”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“How do you get your small-ass shirts over that inflated ego of yours?”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“You’ve named damn near the whole workforce.” She opened her arms, leaving us both exposed to the almost nonexistent drizzle coming down. “Exactly. Cheating-ass men are everywhere.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“Some of the worst offenders are in IT! Have my dating stories taught you nothing? Behind professional athletes, doctors, nurses, call-center employees, truck drivers, military members, and bartenders, the top cheating-ass man is in IT.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“He started walking forward, his body pressed against mine, moving me until my back hit the door.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“I shifted my gaze back to the man sitting next to me. “Your profile said you didn’t have any kids.” “Yeah, I like to let women get to know me before bringing up my kids.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“I sat up and cleared my throat. ‘I don’t mean no harm, but women on this app are just looking for someone to spend money on them, and that ain’t me,’ I read with a deep voice, trying not to laugh. ‘I make my own money. I got my own everything. I provide for me and mines. What do you bring to the table? What do you have to offer besides what’s between your legs? If you’re not a gold digger, swipe right.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“I knew I wanted a husband, so I needed to find a boyfriend. I knew in order to find a boyfriend, I needed to date. And in order to find a date, I needed to engage with men in a more intentional way. But I wasn’t really interested in trying anything new.”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer

“He looked down with his lips in a tight line. “I mean, I know it was wrong that I accidentally called you someone else’s name—”
― Danielle Allen, Curvy Girl Summer