Variant: When you’re in love, sometimes you have to swallow your pride, and sometimes you have to keep your pride. It’s a balance. But when the relationship is right, you find the balance.
Source: Something Borrowed
“Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.”
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Source: prevale.net
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