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The Way You Deserve To Be Loved

Because you need to be reminded that true love isn't perfect, but it exists.

Emily Inserra

Dec 22, 2015

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You deserve love. True love. Not because of anything you’ve done, but simply because you do.

You deserve to be listened to. Every word you speak deserves to have its value recognized. You deserve to be challenged, argued with, and criticized with respect, in an effort to help you discover more about yourself and to strengthen your knowledge and beliefs. You deserve to have your words noticed. You deserve to be listened to intently, and responded to with love.

You deserve to be admired. You deserve to have your personality complimented. Your significant other should be in awe at the gentleness of your heart. Your flaws and insecurities should be valued, too. They should be valued in a way that either accepts them or, if needed, helps you improve them, making you an even better person than you already are. You deserve to be changed by a love that only wants the best for you.

You deserve to be told you are beautiful. You deserve to be looked at with innocent, loving eyes, amazed at your natural beauty. You deserve for someone to stare at your crooked smile and messy hair. You deserved a love that is fixated on how you look when you are laughing so hard you can’t breathe and when you are quietly thinking to yourself. You deserve to be told you look beautiful when you are doing the most mundane tasks. When you're reading a book, doing the dishes, or fixing your hair, your radiance should be noticed. You deserve to be told how beautiful you are, even when you don’t feel like it, but also when you do. You deserve to trust and to be trusted. You deserve to never be compared to someone else. You deserve to not feel like you have to fight for someone’s attention.

You deserve to be pursued. You deserve to feel elegant. You deserve to be treated with respect. You deserve to have your boundaries respected. You deserve to be supported. You deserve to be treated as a whole person, body and soul. Your soul should be highly valued.You deserve to be prayed with and prayed for. You deserve to be laughed with, to share memories. You deserve to be taken on proper dates. You deserve a real phone call. You deserve car doors opened, jackets offered, and phones turned off. You deserve to be walked to your door. You deserve to be held gently. You deserve to have your hand held.

You deserve attention and appreciation. You deserve to feel like you are important because you are. You deserve to not have to question your value, worth, or place in someone’s life. You deserve to be bragged about and adored. You deserve little disagreements. You deserve to know that the one you love loves you enough to trust you with contrasting opinions. You deserve to know that your happiness is valued. You deserve to have goals shared. You deserve to be compromised with. You deserve to apologize and to be apologized to. You deserve to never stop being pursued by the one you love because the one you love should never take you for granted.You deserve to feel cherished.

You deserve to be reminded of how wonderful and loved you are. Because you are. You deserve to be reminded of it again, and every day.

You deserve to give this love in return. You deserve to love. You deserve to be and to feel loved. And if you don’t, you deserve better.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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