taken from Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

• love that doesn't last is still important
• not everyone is meant to stay forever
• love teaches lessons
• love is more than the lessons it teaches
• it does not have to be heavy
• it does not have to be required to be worthwhile
• no one owes you their time or their affection
• cherish your friends and the family you find with them
• love has little to do with blood relations
• and more to do with who you choose to bleed for
• it's okay to walk away from things that don't feel right
• your love will not always look like everyone else's
• you will not always grow it the same way
• you will not always express it in the same way
• people can love each other and still be bad for each other
• people can love each other and still be incompatible
• love never means you have to stay
• it means your heart is open
• fight to keep it that way