7 Quotes by Tawna Fenske

Stop,” he murmured, or at least that’s what he meant to say. It came out sounding more like “Yes,” which probably wasn’t the same thing at all.

When you make a decision to leave someone, you tell yourself a story,” he said. “You convince yourself you have no choice, or the relationship is doomed, or the person or the situation is so awful that this is the only thing you can possibly do. Maybe it’s true, but you believe the story with all your heart. You have to believe it if you want the courage to leave.

Obviously we can’t all have things precisely the way we like in every situation, but we need to keep in mind that everyone’s opinion has merit and value.

I want happiness. Stability. Some career milestones to be proud of, people around me who make me laugh, and the ability to go to bed each night and think, ‘I made a difference for someone.

When you share feelings instead of judgments, it compels people to relate to you.

How often does it work out that people make their checklists of what they want in a partner and then go out and fall for precisely that person?

Sometimes, kindness is the worst thing. Especially if it unravels your entire justification for something you’ve done. Something you might not be very proud of in the first place.