Everything, & a Little Bit More.

To any teenager that is possibly going through a heartbreak and is eating Ben and Jerry's in front of an over-played and emotionally demoralising rom-com right now, this might help you. Now, looking at the title you're probably thinking what is Emily actually going to go on about this time, and you're completely right! I have lost the plot. Or, should I say I've lost the plot with men - because for all the favours life throws at me, I cannot seem to find myself a man no matter what I do. You see, I haven't had the best luck with the opposite sex. I've met a few arseholes in my life, a few that I have trusted and they've completely disrespected me and my private self , as well as been cheated on a couple of times, eight times in fact (I was young and in love so give me a break, I know now that one mistake can be forgiven but twice is a red flag), and just left behind because that particular person wasn't in love with me anymore. Which is fine. I

Love. Believe it or not, I used to be quite the hopeless romantic. Still am, in some ways more than others. (I mean, I'm an English Literature student so I kinda have to be.) But I'd also say I'm a very monogamous person, and I like being in relationships more than I do being single. But being single for over two years now I've become used to having my own company, and not having to endure stupid arguments at 1am, or having to go through the turmoil of finding a present to get them for Christmas or their birthdays. I used to spend ages in shops looking for things to get my significant other when I realised that materialistic things, such as buying each other gifts, shouldn't show how much you love each other. Love should be more than that. Or maybe I'm just old-fashioned. Who knows. But I don't think love should be a representation of how much or how little you've bought someone something, just like I don't think love should be something people are