2012; Relationships.

Hey lovelies;

So i'm pretty sure i owe you guys a long over-due post (though i'm pretty sure i've been behind on almost every update). I'll just skip the apologies altogether, because frankly, i think you guys are sick of hearing it. Let's just put it this way, i've been busy and i've been suffocating with the immensity of the burden of being a senior in high school. You know how it is - drama, emotional fatigue and all that jazz. I'm still very much alive though, so don't you worry.

So, let's talk - about? Relationships.

I've been wanting to bring up this topic for the longest of time, but i was a bit apprehensive about it because topics akin to this can be extremely controversial and argumentative - and of course, i try my best to not conflict the views of others, but after seeing a multitude of agitating examples of people being stupid in love, i just feel like i have to express my opinion on all of these nerve-tugging scenarios.

Girls, i do understand that some of us are generally very sensitive and over-emotional human beings, but sometimes, you have to draw the line at being persistent or simply pathetic. I get so frustrated when i see girls consistently making their lives a whole lot more miserable than it should be - just because they've decided that they are not over their past love interest, boyfriend or whatever. Although this line might be cliched and overused, but there are many fishes in the sea. So why the hell are you throwing your hook at a fish that has already swam away? Why settle for an anchovy when you can settle for a dolphin? Don't give me that 'i only want that one fish' bullshit, because both you and i know that that is the unavoidable excuse that you feel the need to tell yourself. (Unless you are one of the few that has met the ONE because you guys are lucky bastards.)

Be strong, be independent, be sexy, be smart. No one wants a clingy girl who whines about their love lives publicly on famous social networks. And girls, be prepared, because i'm going to be very frank and blunt with you. Guys are absolutely turned off by the fact that you are holding on to them when they've clearly dropped you like a pair of dirty underwear. Stop telling yourself that by relentless pursuing them, they will eventually love you back. Why are you holding yourself back from the chances of meeting guys who are better than the geezer you were with? And most importantly, STOP whining about the problems that you're facing in your relationship, because you are the only person who can fix things. Not  your girlfriends, not your family, but yourself. Stop telling yourself that guys are the ones who plays the dutiful role of making the first move in every single aspect of your relationship, because in case you haven't noticed, it takes two to make a relationship work.

Don't succumb into a faux oblivion of bokeh hearts and rainbows. Don't succumb into the stereotype.

Word.