Before you pick up that phone, I want you to remember all the late nights when he never answered the phone for you.

I know your heart will start to race as soon as you hear his ringtone through your phone, but before you make any actions, think about everything he has put you through.

Before you even answer the phone, a thousand things will run through your head. Your palms will sweat and you're going to be able to feel your heart pound out of your chest.

Just know that if you answer that phone, you know exactly what you're about to put yourself through. All over again.

You know what you're getting yourself into. You know that he’s only calling you to tell you he misses you just to leave you on read a week later.

You know that with answering this call, you are only going to get your hopes up for nothing. You’ll talk for hours about how much he’s changed and how much he wants to treat you better, but I just want you to know that if you answer that call, he’s only going to leave you in disappointment.

Have no expectations for him because he will just leave you upset like all the other times.

I know it’s going to take everything in you not to answer that call, but even if it hurts now, you’ll thank yourself later. Don’t think that 15-minute call will make up for the hours that you spent crying about him.

Don’t think for a second that it’s going to take away the pain that he continued to put you through time and time again. Don’t think that any of the promises he’s going to make are gonna follow through because they’re no different from the last time he called.

So don’t pick up that phone because if he really wants to tell you how he feels, he’ll find a way to show you he means it. Actions speak louder than words.