A girl will never forget the first boy she likes
Even if things will not quite work out
But usually, someone is there to offer words of wisdom
And there it is...
That's the beginning of our problem
Do you know what that means?
We're encouraged, programmed to believe
That if the guy acts like a total jerk
That means he LIKES you.
Girls are taught a lot of things growing up
If a guy punches you, he likes you
Never try to trim your own bangs
And someday you will meet a wonderful guy
And get your own happy ending
Every movie we see
Every story we're told
Implores us to wait for it
The third act twist
The unexpected declaration of love
The exception to the rule.
But sometimes, we're so focused on finding our happy ending
We don't learn how to read the signs
How to tell the ones who want us and the ones who don't
The one's who will stay and the ones who will leave
Maybe, a happy ending doesn't include a wonderful guy
Maybe, it's you, on your own
Picking up the pieces and starting over
Freeing yourself up for something better for the future
Maybe, the happy ending is just moving on
Or, maybe, the happy ending is this:
Knowing that after all the unreturned phone calls
or broken-hearts
Through all the blunders and misread signals
Through all the pain and embarrassment
You never gave up hope.
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