the heart has dirty hands.

The cold, hard fact: if a guy doesn't call or text you, even after the specific words come out of his mouth "I'll text you now and when I get home", he does not like you. It doesn't matter how many times in a night he touches your hands, or how close he gets to your face, or how often he presses himself up to you as you sit beside one another; he does not think of you. You are not on his mind. And there's nothing you can do about it. He just doesn't care about you. So, it's time to move on before anything pointless even begins. Thankfully, you're a smart woman and you know your worth. It doesn't make the fact hurt any less. It just means that somehow, you know you'll make it through the heartaches and the disappointments of the unfulfilled "I'll call you"s, the sweet talk, and all the bullshit. And maybe, eventually, suddenly, a guy will come along who'll do what he says and will mean what he says, and will be who he seems; no, better. He'll be the real deal. And all the tears will have served the purpose of watering the seed planted in you from the moment you were born: love. And from the manure-spread trail of tears, love will bloom.