I think that the absolute worst thing, hands down, about long distance relationships, platonic or otherwise, is when your friend feels bad and you can't just be like "I'll be there in 20 with a pizza and a shoulder to cry on"

i want to scream very bad but i am being so normal and calm about it

I crave an emotional connection before I ever crave a sexual one. I want you to stimulate my brain before anything else, because nothing turns me on more than having an emotional connection and a good vibe.

Sometimes all you can do is try. Even if you succeed or not, trying is already a very brave thing to do. Don't be afraid to be proud of yourself for trying.

me to me: you stress me out

You matter. Your existence has made a difference. Even the tiniest things, the things you won’t even remember, like complimenting a friend, holding a door open for someone, smiling at a child. Those tiny acts of kindness might just be little glimmers by themselves, but when you add them up, your impact on the world shines. So keep shining.  

being in your early 20s is crazy bc there’s people who are literally married and people who’ve never even dated and people who are trapped in their childhood bedrooms waiting to get out and people who are trying to live out romanticized dream lives and people who are completely on their own and people with multi tiered support systems and we’re all supposedly peers and none of us think we’re doing it right at all

every past version of yourself that you feel nostalgia for is also proud of the person you’ve became. you don’t need the same things you used to. fulfill your needs now.