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“I didn't mean to hurt anyone, he tries to tell them. I just wanted to be seen, and loved for who I am. The problem was, it was all a misunderstanding. I pretended to be a good person, and then I couldn't stop.”

Sad Goodness Stuck Trapped Masquerade Faking It Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“But he still wished Anna would do something to reassure him—ideally burst into tears and say, You were always there for me, always, and plead with him to forgive her for all her years of neglect—but he'd have settled for even a hint that she intended to make an active effort to meet up.”

Waiting Fantasy Sad Desperate Unrequited Love Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Unequal Affections

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“I can't believe you called me," Anna said. "Nobody else from home has called me in forever. It's like they forgot about me. You think you're so close to people but when it comes down to it, they just forget.”

Relationships Sad Lonely Forgotten Abandoned Friendships Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“I wish I could change everything about myself but it's just—it's too late to do anything, that's the problem. It's all so fucked up, and I just don't who I am anymore, you know? Like, who is this person who made all these choices that I just have to live with? I look back at that person and I hate her, I hate her so much for what she did to me, that person is like my nemesis, my worst enemy, but the problem is, that person is me.”

Change Identity Regret Sad Self Loathing Self Sabotage Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Own Worst Enemy

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“Listen, listen. I can explain. There's a bad Ted underneath the good Ted, yes, but then, under that, there's a Ted who's good for real. But no one ever sees him; his whole life, no one ever has. Underneath it all, I'm just that kid who wanted nothing more than to be loved and didn't know how to make it happen, even though I tried and tried and tried.”

Identity Sad Good And Bad Unloved Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Futile Try Hard

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“Every so often, over the next day or so, she would find herself in a gray, daydreamy mood, missing something, and she'd realize that it was Robert she missed, not the real Robert but the Robert she'd imagined on the other end of all those text messages during break.”

Relationships Sad Disillusioned Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Reality Vs Fantasy Reality Vs Expectations Cat Person

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“There are tears in her eyes. Ted has never seen her look so despondent, and Anna often looks very, very sad.”

Sad Crying Depressed Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Despondent

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“Still, she really did seem to be absurdly into this. It was almost existentially unsettling, that two people in such close physical proximity could be experiencing the same moment so differently.”

Sex Relationships Sad Unspoken Existential Crisis Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This Disconnect Interpersonal Relationships

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

“He felt like something deep inside had broken. He'd asked for nothing; he'd tried to content himself with as little as it was possible to want. Yet here he was, feeling humiliated and small once again.”

Hurt Sad Kristen Roupenian You Know You Want This

Book:You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

Source: You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories

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