It's like Brad Pitt for us. You might not like blond men with pretty features, but c'mon, it's Brad. You're not going to kick him out of bed for eating crackers. Emily Giffin More Quotes by Emily Giffin More Quotes From Emily Giffin I have one final hope, If I get double sixes, maybe he will change his mind, come back to me. As if to cast a magic spell, I blow on the dice just as Dex did...Just as it happened with our first roll, one die lands before its mate. On a six! I hold my breath. For a brief second, I see a mess of dots, and think I have boxcars again. I kneel, staring at the second die. It is onle a five. I have rolled an eleven, It is as if someone is mocking me, saying, Close, but no dice. Emily Giffin land blow thinking Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy. Emily Giffin waste guilt energy And without Dex in my life, I like to think I could have somehow found contentment. But the truth is, I feel freer with Dex than I ever did when I was single. I feel more myself with him than without. Maybe true love does that Emily Giffin contentment doe thinking [The] maid of honor - the unambiguous, grown-up equivalent of wearing best friend necklaces. Emily Giffin maids necklaces honor I think I hoped for something more. Maybe I even hoped that I could find in Richard what I had with Ben. But it is suddenly very clear: Richard is not fallin in love with me and I'm not falling in love with Richard. We are not creating anything permanent or special. We are only having fun together. It is a fling- a fling just like he said last night- a fling with an ending yet to be determined. I feel relieved to have it defined Emily Giffin falling-in-love fun night You can love someone you mistrust. Emily Giffin love-someone mistrust Did she ever regret her choices? Were her decisions more clear-cut than mine - or are there always shades of gray whe it comes to matters of the heart? Emily Giffin cutting regret heart You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can end up focusing on misleading factors. Stuff that really has more to do with personality-the fact that some people are simply more expressive or emotional or needy in a relationship. But beyond such smokescreens, the answer is there. Love is seldom-almost never-an even proposition. Emily Giffin emotional love-is people I think the issue of female friendship really resonates well with women, ... So many women have a friend like Darcy or can relate to the feeling of being second-fiddle to a friend. Emily Giffin issues feelings thinking But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater. Emily Giffin loss life mean Anxiety was not an emotion I could ever remember feeling when I went out in New York, and I wondered why tonight felt so different. Maybe it was because I no longer had a boyfriend or fiance. I suddenly recognized that there was safety in having someone, as well as a lack of pressure to shine. Ironically, this had cultivated a certain free-spiritedness that had, in turn, allowed me to be the life of the party and hoard the affection of additional men....But that had all changed. I didn't have a boyfriend, a perfect figure, or alcohol-induced outrageousness to fall back on. Emily Giffin party new-york fall No matter what the circumstances. I am more like most men in this regard. No second chances. It's not so much about morality, but about my inability to forgive. I'm a champion grudge holder, and I don't think I could change this about myself even if I wanted to. Emily Giffin second-chance men thinking There is no grief like heartbreak. Emily Giffin grief there is always something comforting about knowing that you are not alone. That other people feel the way you do. That you are a bit screwed up, but still normal. Emily Giffin knowing comforting people Don't you wish we could pick the people we love?" "Yeah," I say. "Or just make the people we love want the same things we want. Emily Giffin wish want people you'd do anything to get a soul mate back, right?… I mean, that's the nature of soul mates. Emily Giffin soul-mate soul mean Well, because sometimes you love someone but they might not be the right person for you. That takes some time to figure out Emily Giffin figures might sometimes Surely he knows we are all watching. That I am watching. It is always that way when you are in a group and someone decides to go for a swim or walk to the water. The ocean is a giant stage. It is natural that the others watch, if only for a moment. Emily Giffin ocean swim water But one thing I have to say about Darcy and dating is this: she never blew us off for a guy. She always put her friends first- which is an amazing thing for a high school girl to do. Emily Giffin dating girl school Blurring the line between friendship and attraction was a surefire to lose a friend. Emily Giffin attraction loses lines
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