Love Love Love. It can be wonderful, crazy, beautiful and a thousand other feelings and emotions. It can be the most amazing thing you experience but can also be the most devastating. Even as a young adult, I have had my fair share of experience in the love department through myself and my girlfriends over the years. This article, my friends, goes out to the girls who have been deceived. Lied to, cheated on, hurt, cast aside, made to feel bad about themselves. This one is for you.

Stop asking yourself what is wrong with you.

As a girl who has been cheated on I can say that this was the thought that haunted me for months. I asked myself what more I could have done to be a better girlfriend. I lost sleep and a heavy amount of self-esteem but this is not the way to think. You are you and that is more than enough. You will find the person who will treat you like the queen you are. You could give the world to someone and it wouldn't be enough for them, but trust me, when you find the right person, simply being you is more than enough for them. Trust in yourself, you are amazing I promise.

You deserve so much better.

The hurting can bring us down to such a low level but this is the time that we look deep inside and see the beauty within us. It can be the hardest thing to do. We must trust in ourselves and see our true worth. You are worth so much more than their opinion of you. You deserve a person that will love you on your worst days, hold you when you cry, support you, and be your number one fan. Trust that you will find that person, don't settle for anything less. You deserve that. Remember, you are so worth it.

Take some time to evaluate.

This is a tricky thing. Sometimes when we are hurt we immediately want to jump right back into love. Love heals, but sometimes we need a little more time. Take some time to decide what YOU want from a person and relationship. Think about what you did like about the last relationship. Decide what you will and won't put up with from a significant other. This can help prepare you to move forward in the future instead of living in the past. Love hurts, but if we evaluate our experiences it can help prepare us for what is coming next

Don't lose hope.

I know the first time I was truly hurt, I thought my life was over. While I was also 16 and every small hiccup in my life meant my life was totally over, I did lose hope. It is so easy to want to not try again after getting hurt. While there are people who hurt us and make bad decisions, they are not all like that. Be hopeful and have some faith. In time the right person will come along and make you forget all about the past people who have hurt you. Looking back in my life, I never thought I would experience a whole love that is supportive, joyful, and childlike. I can honestly say I have found all of those things with my boyfriend. Shutting all people out only hurts you. If I had lost hope, I could have lost the chance to be with the most amazing guy I've ever had the pleasure to know. Better things are coming, trust me.

In our lives, many people will come and go. Many will leave scars on our hearts but we must remember our true worth. We are beautiful, deserving, and wonderful women. Be happy with who you are. In the end, all that matters is that you love yourself. The right person will come along in time to help us be the best we can be and love us every step of the way. Don't close your heart off for good, because you never know when love will surprise you.