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#12 …if you try to break up with somebody just to show them what an ass they’re being.

When he says “Are you breaking up with me?” and you respond “I don’t know…” You know you’re not. You just don’t know how long you can deal with the back & forth, the push & pull, or the emotional roller coaster he throws you around on.

#11 … if you add somebody just to troll their pictures.

I went to school with a trashmonster in high school who apparently is trying to start a career as a model.

Naturally, I found her on Facebook the second I discovered this, and sent her a friend request.

I’m not ever going to talk to her. Ever. For the rest of my life. But I need, need to be able to look at her pictures. Maybe have a laugh or two or a million.

#10 … if you use younger family members as an excuse to do something.

Every day that I see previews for Percy Jackson, I get a little excited. 1) Because I have an innappropriate crush on Logan Lerman (Just kidding! He’s finally 18.) and 2) because I think it looks friggin’ sweet.

Unfortunately, the only one of my friends who agrees with me goes to college several hours away, and there is a Snowpocalypse going on here.

So… Tonight, when the preview came on, I looked at my mom and said, “We should take [my younger cousin] to see that.” Of course, my mom saw right through me and accused me of just saying that so I had an excuse to go.

Whatever.

I’m also making her go to Chuck E. Cheese with me one day.

#9 ..if you hate when it snows enough to f* up your life, but not enough to make life fun.

There’s only one good kind of heavy snow. The kind where there’s three feet of snow, EVERYTHING is closed, and the only thing you’re expected to do is play in it and make hot chocolate. Bonus points if it’s a weekday and there’s no school.

#8 …if you torture yourself with exes photos.

It’s late, you’re already feeling lonely, so what do you do? Look through 682 pictures of your ex and his new wife/girlfriend/lover/etc. With reactions varying from “I hate her, she’s ugly,” to “That is actually a seriously adorable picture,” it’s a roller coaster. As long as it’s kept to a minimum and you don’t obsess, it’s perfectly okay.

#7 …if you check the time every 30 seconds and still miss 11:11

You know, when it’s 11:04 and you think of a really, really, good wish. So you sit around, checking the time on your phone constantly so you can make it. And then next thing you know; it’s 11:12, and you have to wait twelve more hours to make your wish.

#6 … if you check behind the shower curtain every time you enter the bathroom.

You’re not being paranoid. You’re being cautious.

And there isn’t anything wrong with that.

#5 … if you finish your test first, but wait for somebody else to turn theirs in.

Seemingly being the first person done with my test always set off a miniature panic attack. If I was done so soon, did that mean I didn’t think about the questions enough? That I was bound for failure?

It never was, but that didn’t stop me from “looking over my answers” until some brave person had the courage to turn their test in.

#4 … if you search everywhere for something only to realize you’re holding it. Or wearing it.

My personal favorite was when I was hysterical, wondering where my phone was… while I was talking on it.

I was drunk, sure, but is that really an excuse?

#3 … if you claim to be looking at someone’s pictures when you’re really just reading their text messages.

Chances are, if you have a reason to be suspicious of them, they’ve probably felt the same way about you and snooped through your phone.

The real question is whether or not to confront them about something you read without their knowledge.