I've done that. I've been this person on so many occasions.  I still am often this person.

But, the bottom line is this--things will work out. There's sure as hell no way to say when it's going to work out. There's no way to say if we'll be expecting them or if we won't be. There's no way to say if it will be someone we know or someone we've yet to meet. There's no way to know. But, things will work out. Maybe you'll see this person in a different light, or maybe they will rediscover you and love who you are or what you've become since you last saw each other. Who knows? That's the ultimate truth in this whole mess of relationships.  

Of all the silly love quotes I've found on pinterest and in books and poems, I can't say if any of them are right. The only ones that seem remotely correct are the ones that tell you to keep on living and trying, and putting yourself out there. Be unapologetic, and fearless. Be unpredictable and brash. Live your life. Be yourself. And sooner or later, someone will appear or reappear who will be nothing but attracted to the light that you radiate. That's the person you want to be with. And that's the person that all the bullshit is worth enduring for, and who is worth waiting for.

So don't give up.

Don't stop trying.

Don't blame yourself.

Don't stop loving yourself.

And don't stop taking chances on what you deserve.  

Be picky.

Never. Stop. Trying.