Are You Ready To Settle Down?

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You may have been in the dating scene for years or maybe you’ve only been at it for a short time, but there comes a time where people start to think about settling down. Here are some signs to watch for to see if you’re ready to settle down:

·        You’re sick of going on first dates. First dates can be really fun. They’re full of potential, anticipation and jitters. But, if you’ve been on more first dates than you can remember and the thrill has worn out it’s welcome, you might be thinking of packing in your lucky first date outfit and finding someone to settle down with.

·        You’re sick of small talk. The first few dates are always about getting to know each other and making small talk. If this is all you ever do and you never make it past this stage, you might be getting a little sick of it. If you find yourself craving a deeper connection that you get from being in a relationship, you are ready to settle down and find something more serious.

·        You want someone you can rely on. If you’re looking for someone in your life that can be your rock, you’re probably ready to settle down. Casual dating is fun, but you are missing that one person that you can really count on to be there for you when you need them.

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Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt that way.

there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I’m not going
to let anybody see
you.
there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pour whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he’s
in there.

there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?
there’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody’s asleep.
I say, I know that you’re there,
so don’t be
sad.
then I put him back,
but he’s singing a little
in there, I haven’t quite let him
die
and we sleep together like
that
with our
secret pact
and it’s nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don’t
weep, do
you?

Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or even therapy it away. It’s just there, and you have to survive it. You have to endure it. You have to live through it and love it and move on and be better for it and run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.

(Source: the-healing-nest, via patriciadelosreyes)

If there is a God, He will have to beg my forgiveness.

(Source: notclarissa, via jaimelannister)