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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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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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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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