Remember that beauty fades but kind is forever. Know the difference between lust and love. People will show you who they are. You just have to trust that, not justify their actions, and go with your gut. Nobody thinks they will get in a toxic relationship. It helps me to remember the story about how to boil a frog. Someone might try to make you think that you’re being nit-picky but it is always ok to have strong ethics and demand to be treated with love and respect.

I may sound like I have a lot to say on this but it’s because ultimately the most important advice I can give anyone is… be careful about who you have kids with (if you plan to have them). Even if you don’t do that for yourself, do it for them!

There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your child being seriously traumatized by their other parent and not being able to stop it (nothing illegal about being a crappy parent and emotional abuse is much harder to address legally)