One of Us Is Next

Holding on to resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die

We’re all afraid of putting ourselves out there and not getting anything in return.

I get it, I guess. No matter how much you care about someone, things change when they used to be around all the time and then suddenly, they’re not.

If you’ve ever played Truth or Dare, you know most people will take the Dare. Because they want to seem…daring, I guess. Plus nobody wants to deal with the truth.

Now, I can’t stop thinking about how rare it is to have someone you can be completely real with, even when things get raw and uncomfortable and a little scary.

“We’re all afraid of putting ourselves out there and not getting anything in return. The thing is, though, nobody looks back on their life thinking, ‘Damn, I wish I’d been less honest with the people I care about.’ ”

I don’t understand why the world insists on stuffing kids into boxes we never asked for, and then gets mad when we won’t stay there.

People like to think they’re open-minded, but if you toss a tired gender stereotype in their path they’ll run with it every time.

But you can’t change the past, you know? All you can do is try harder next time. So don’t give up on yourself just yet.

“One of these days,” he says when I pull away, “I’m going to put the moves on you first.”