beautyinabox

The Element
of Surprise!

             Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up.

If a guy punches you he likes you. Never try to trim
your own bangs and someday you will meet a wond-
-erful guy and  get your  very  own happy ending.
Every movie we see, every story we're told implores
us to wait for it, the third act twist,  the unexpected
declaration of love, the exception to the rule.      But
sometimes we're  so  focused on  finding  our  happy
ending we don't learn how to read the signs. How to
tell from  the ones  who want us  and  the  ones who
don't, the ones who will stay  and  the ones who will
leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a
guy, maybe...  it's you, on your own,  picking up the
pieces  and  starting  over,  freeing  yourself  up  for
something better in the future.       Maybe the happy
ending is... just... moving on.    Or maybe the happy
ending   is   this,   knowing  after  all  the  unreturned
phone  calls,  broken-hearts,   through  the  blunders
and   misread   signals,   through   all   the   pain   and

embarrassment you never gave up hope.