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thediaryofanadultteenager

Reflections on corporate life, friendships, relationships and navigating your 20s as a black woman

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To Be Yearned For…

I don’t want to be wanted loudly.

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The Peace Of Letting People Come and Go

I’ve been thinking a lot about detachment lately.

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A Quiet Kind Of Love…

Sometimes I think people forget that love doesn’t always announce itself.

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The Peace That Comes From Not Being Available to Everyone

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The Intimacy Of Remembering

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the intimacy of a slow burn

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Deep Lovers Require More…

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Things Change. Feelings Change. People Change Too.

or maybe we just stopped wanting the same things.

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I Spent Years Dating Other People. I Forgot to Date Myself.

I used to be so intentional in relationships.

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Stop Taking Advice From People Whose Lives You Don’t Want

in an age of endless opinions, choosing your own path might be the bravest thing you do.

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