2018 is already here, but almost every time a new year is about to start, people will always complain about the previous year. And of course, on New Year's they will say, "New year, new me!" I have to say that it is a new year and I have new rules for myself, and these rules can apply to anyone.

2017 was a rough year for me, and probably a lot of other people when it came to relationships. I dated multiple people and none of them worked out. I even reconnected with who I thought was the love of my life. I was wrong because, just like every other time, I had my heart broken and went through a minor meltdown.

So, I decided that for my first rule of 2018 I’m not going to let a relationship ruin me and affect my life. There are so many people who I know will always be there for me. My second rule is to not even be focused on relationships. It’s rare to find the right person and a lot of the time when you think you have, they are anything but the right person and things end. The third and final rule, and I also consider this the most important one, is that even if the person you thought you loved tries to contact you and apologize, do not get back with them! Don’t even be friends with them. You have to be strong and realize that they don’t actually care about you because if they did care, then they wouldn’t have left you broken so many times.