I'm a pretty impulsive and emotional person. I have made some pretty rash decisions on the fly just because I was upset or angry or hurt or all of the above.
I received some pretty good advice from a friend, and I feel led to share it.
Give it 3 days.
If you find yourself in a relationship that just doesn't feel like it's going anywhere. Give it 3 days. Give them 3 days, no texts, no calls, no nothing. Then see if they come back. Even when you feel like you can't wait that long. Usually you run back to them. They know that you're always going to come back. So why not wait 3 days and make them realize that you're serious, you aren't messing around. You may think "what if they don't come back?" Well, why would you want to be with someone that doesn't want you? Why would you want to be with someone that could stand losing you, and the only reason they came back is because you told them to?
You have to remember your worth. You are worth more than that person in your life that is only there because you keep allowing them to have you on the back burner. You wait on them, you don't value yourself enough to walk away even when it is clear that you should.
Give it 72 hours.
If it won't matter after 72 hours, it never did. If you don't feel the need to react in 72 hours, don't at all. If they know that you're hurting and haven't checked up on you in 72 hours, move on.
If you go on a date and they don't contact you within 3 days. Move on. If they were really interested they would have contacted you before 3 days. If they don't contact you in that window, they are probably seeing someone else or they aren't the type you want to commit to anyways.
Give it 3 days.
When you are shopping and you find this really nice pair of shoes that you don't really need but just want. Don't buy them, wait 3 days. If you still can't stop thinking about those shoes 3 days later, go buy them. You know you won't regret them if you spent 3 days thinking about them.
Just give it 72 hours.
You started eating healthy again, but right now you are really craving that strawberry cheesecake from your favorite bakery. Wait 72 hours to treat yourself. If you are still craving that cheesecake 3 days later, go treat yourself. Then it isn't just an impulsive craving, you need that cheesecake. Even though it isn't on your diet, you won't regret it if you spent 72 hours thinking about if you really want to eat it or not.
Spend 72 hours in prayer, 72 hours reading new books, 72 hours focusing on just you and your feelings.
Three days, 72 hours, 4,320 minutes---how ever you want to think about it. It isn't very long, it's not a long time to wait to prevent you any regret from saying something in the heat of the moment you wish you wouldn't have, or spending money on something you are going to regret or eating that dessert that you want to take back before it even hits your stomach or spending one more day with the person who is only in your life because you keep them there.
Just wait 72 hours. Next time you feel you're about to make an irrational decision, wait 72 hours.
It's just 3 days. Thats it. 3 days for someone to prove they love you, 3 days to dream about you wearing those shoes, 3 days to wait for someone to comfort you, 3 days to think about if you really want to confront someone about something that upset you. If they don't contact you in 3 days, forget about them. If it doesn't matter in 3 days, let it go. If you didn't think about it for 3 days, you don't need it.
Just wait 3 days.
