I have noticed something of late. I have many 'unhappy' friends out there. Sometimes it's relationships, sometimes family, but most often there's this hidden factor. It's themselves.
I write this in hopes that perhaps I might help someone, somewhere, out there, who's watching.
I want to say this:

Through my short life of barely twenty-three years, I have had several long-term relationships. The shortest being one month, the longest three years, and in between most have lasted at least one or two years.
We have all at one point or another heard the saying:
"It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all"

This is a painful expression for most of us, and many will say "you're full of shit".
I dissagree.
I want you to stop and truely think about this question:
Would you rather have never had this experince in your life at all? How much of a difference would it make in th person you have become today? Would you be better off? Truely?

Love is a wonderful, painful, and often times confusing thing. Sometimes it sneaks up on you like a theif and suddenly you realize it, sometimes too late. Sometimes it's right there, upfront, and all over you like a hive of angry bees. This applies not just to your personal special someone, but to family as well.
I do say this, for myself: I would not give up one of my past relationships, no matter how painful they may have been. Every single one of them has shaped me into the person I have become today.
I love all my family, but not necessarily everything they do. I have loved utterly and completly every single boyfriend or girlfriend that I have had, unconditionally, fully, and I don't regret that in the slightest. People are bound to always drive you crazy, especially when you spend so much time with them, but there is a key into being happy no matter what may come your way.

These are powerful words to tell yourself. They are hard to live by, but when you do, you will understand:
I. Want. To. Be. Happy.
I want to be happy.
I WILL be happy.
I will be happy with the person I am no matter how I may look or act or strange I may seem to others. I will hide nothing and I am not ashamed to admit my defects or my quirks. They define the person I have become in my life. And that person is me, whom I love without question, condition, and utterly.

I want you all to you look at yourselves in the mirror. Look deep into your own eyes and tell yourself:
I love you.
Be happy.

Nobody will ever be as good at being you as you are. There has never been anyone like you nor will there ever be again, so be proud, be happy, and say "No matter what, I love myself. I am happy."

You're all strong inside, all you have to do is dig deep and grab onto it with both hands. You can do it, all of you. I know because I did. Anything I can do, you can do, too!

Also, one more thing if you've kept up thus far: We all fall down sometimes, you don't have to be too proud to ask for help.

When nobody is there, when nobody cares, when nobody loves you and nobody will be there for you, just remember:
I am Nobody! =^ ^=