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Sunday Ripley's avatar

Thank you for this!!!

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

<3 I'm so happy you resonated with it <3

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

Love all these ideas!

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

Thank you, Caroline! Do you have a favorite???

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Caroline Beuley's avatar

Dance class and sweet treats for sure!

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

two of my favs :)

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Charlee Dyroff's avatar

I love this!! <3 I always love romanticizing life, with or without a partner

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

Yesssss it makes life so much sweeter!

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Sam Cahoon's avatar

I love you so much. Please be my valentine ❣️

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

I would be HONORED!

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Kaitlyn Rightmyer's avatar

One of my favorite quotes in the middle there. Excited to romanticize life with you tomorrow 💕💕💕

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

Sameeeeeee!

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Blayke's avatar

wow. i loved this. i've never heard someone talk about this that feels the same way i do - that time with myself is so precious that i don't want to give that up for some boy (or girl) that doesn't bring me as much joy as i do myself. i enjoy my alone time so damn much, that my time spent with you has got to be really damn good in order for me to disrupt my peace and allow in all the stress and complications of a relationship. i just turned 29 and am going back and forth between do i lower my standards and settle in order to start a family, do i resolve to be alone unless someone shows up by chance but potentially sacrifice my ability to have children with them if i find them too late for my biological clock, or do i keep dating and pursuing new connections with the hope and belief that there is someone out there that meets my high standards?

regardless - i hadn't considered having a date with myself for valentine's day. i might set up something romantic for me now🥰

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Nikki D'Ambrosio's avatar

Blayke, thank you so much for this thoughtful reflection. All of this is sooooo valid and has definitely crossed my mind as well. The Mother Code which is coming out later this year helped to ease a lot of my worry and doubt about what I should do now to keep in mind the vision of the future I have for myself. It takes courage to do your own thing and to TRUST that things will work out exactly as they should, even if it looks different than what others are doing or what you once thought you should do. Let me know what you end up doing! xoxo https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738465/the-mother-code-by-ruthie-ackerman/

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