Posts tagged love
Dealing With the Pressures of High School While in the Middle of a Complicated Crush
Dealing With the Pressures of High School While in the Middle of a Complicated Crush

While juggling all of this, Chloe still has to manage her school load.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavepressures, high school, complicated, crush, confess, feelings, studious, student, good friends, friend zone, schoolwork, drama, school, friends, date, good friend, friendship, pressure, young adult romance, coming-of-age, story, love, high school junior, love triangle, secrets, YA romance, intenseComment
A New High School YA Romance With a Black Female Lead
A New High School YA Romance With a Black Female Lead

In my new high school YA romance, Chloe—the female lead—is Black. She’s a second-generation Haitian-American.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavenew, high school, YA romance, Black, female lead, main character, story, characters, confess, feelings, intense, crush, permed hair, young adult romance, date, secrets, good friend, love, friend zone, smart, schoolwork, family, parents, teenager, INFJ, INFJ personality, teen romance, personality typeComment
Navigating the Line Between Love and Friendship—and Childhood and Adulthood—in YA Romance
Navigating the Line Between Love and Friendship—and Childhood and Adulthood—in YA Romance

One of the biggest challenges she faces is trying to be a good friend to Simon while having an intense crush on Mordecai.

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantavelove, friendship, childhood, adulthood, YA romance, confess, feelings, high school, complicated, good friend, crush, attachment, date, story, choose, decision, coming-of-age, attention, deep love, kid, friend, characters, love triangle, young adult romance, partner, teenager, intenseComment
When “Just Friends” Isn’t Enough, But You Hold On Anyway: Exploring This Concept in Teen Romance
When “Just Friends” Isn’t Enough, But You Hold On Anyway: Exploring This Concept in Teen Romance

Have you ever been just friends with someone but wanted more from the relationship?

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantavejust friends, concept, teen romance, relationship, friendship, crush, confess, feelings, friend, distance, unrequited, unrequited love, date, heart, story, good friend, intense, love, stay friends, pain, potential partner, forget, deep connection, INFJ personality, deeply, secrets, comfortable, complicated, conversations, YA romanceComment
How Secrets Affect a Complex Character in a New High School Romance
How Secrets Affect a Complex Character in a New High School Romance

Before you judge Mordecai too harshly, there’s something you should know about him. He has secrets.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavesecrets, complex, character, high school romance, confess, feelings, love, story, date, complicated, friendship, friends, distance, behavior, heart, comfortable, attachment, trust, conversation, YA romance, good friend, crush, main characters, young adult romance, interactionsComment
Why She Chooses to Stay Friends With Someone She Loves: Exploring This Question in YA Romance
Why She Chooses to Stay Friends With Someone She Loves: Exploring This Question in YA Romance

Since Chloe is a teenager, it’s understandable that she still has a lot to learn about many things.

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantavestay friends, love, YA romance, new, young adult romance, confess, feelings, friendships, friendship, high school, date, just friends, complex, secrets, feel, special, story, pain, complicated, intense, INFJ personality, INFJ, deep love, distance, let go, forget, potential partner, understand, healthy, relationship, strong, choose, sense of self, good friend, partner, teenager, high school romanceComment
Dealing With Unrequited Love for a Friend in a New YA Romance
Dealing With Unrequited Love for a Friend in a New YA Romance

Even so—even after all the time they spend together—Simon still struggles to tell Chloe how he feels.

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantaveunrequited love, friend, new, YA romance, confess, feelings, high school, crush, date, complicated, friendship, good friend, story, complexity, love, teen, relationships, teenagers, being friends, just friends, mixed signals, friends, IM chat, friend zone, teen romance, young adult romanceComment
Being Friends With Someone You Have Feelings For: Lessons from a New Teen Romance
Being Friends With Someone You Have Feelings For: Lessons from a New Teen Romance

This type of dynamic can be complicated at any age, but I think it’s especially challenging when you’re a teen.

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Writing, Fiction, FriendshipAshley Cantavebeing friends, feelings, lessons, teen romance, crush, friend, complicated, friendship, confessing, confess, romantic relationship, teen, main character, YA romance, high school, student, intense, good friend, love, fiction, characters, priorities, focus, priority, just friends, friend zone, potential, jealousy, mixed signals, distance, healthy, relationships, strong, secrets, qualities, high school romance, friendships, love story, relationship, learn, story, young adult romanceComment
The Good Girl, the Good Friend, and the Guy With Secrets: Relatable Characters in a New Teen Romance
The Good Girl, the Good Friend, and the Guy With Secrets: Relatable Characters in a New Teen Romance

One of the things that makes these characters relatable is that…they do have their flaws and they make mistakes from time to time.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavegood girl, good friend, secrets, relatable, characters, new, teen romance, confess, feelings, love story, high school, love triangle, main character, crush, flaws, mistakes, qualities, authentic, studious, teenager, intense, distance, phone calls, IM chats, friends, friendship, friend zone, comfort, love, complicated, just friends, mixed signals, high school romance, YA romance, young adult romance, complex, storyComment
High School Romance Recommendation: “What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?”
High School Romance Recommendation: “What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?”

As far as high school romance goes, this story has a lot of unique elements to it.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavehigh school romance, confess, feelings, high school, crush, date, behavior, love, complicated, friendship, friend, good friend, story, young adult romance, teen romance, characters, messy, just friends, teenagers, teen, relationships, unrequited love, no spice, emotional connection, love triangle, main character, love interests, friends to lovers, hidden, relationship, complex, nostalgia, modernity, nostalgic, authentic, main characters, relatable, good girl, secrets, perspective, perm, relaxer, Black hair care, teenager, love story, YA romance, experienceComment
Yearning to Go Back to a Simpler Time? This YA Romance Might Be Just What You Need
Yearning to Go Back to a Simpler Time? This YA Romance Might Be Just What You Need

If you went to high school before the internet had become such a big thing…you may sometimes feel nostalgic for a time when things were simpler.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantavego back, simpler time, YA romance, young adult romance, crush, confessed, feelings, friend, good friend, love, friend zone, confess, setting, story, time period, modern, benefits, 2000s, revisit, past, high school, internet, social media, nostalgic, simpler, friends, technology, distractions, friendship, interactions, instant messaging, phone calls, characters, interact, heartbreak, main character, public, connection, modern times, communicating, atypical, ending, cellphones, texting, emotional, connectComment
A New Young Adult Romance Story With No Spice
A New Young Adult Romance Story With No Spice

Sometimes when I’m writing a story, I like to get lost in the emotional aspects of it. And that can be easier when I don’t include spice.

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Writing, FictionAshley Cantaveyoung adult romance, story, no spice, emotional, connection, characters, friendship, heartbreak, love, feelings, good friend, friend zone, friend, secrets, emotion, emotions, young adult, proximity, distance, interactions, attachment, different, romance, decision, outcome, choose, YA romanceComment
Why Is Distraction So Important for INFJs Moving On from a Crush?
Why Is Distraction So Important for INFJs Moving On from a Crush?

Sometimes I think it would be nice to be able to have a crush and then move on as if I never had any feelings for that person.

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INFJ, INFJ Love, RelationshipsAshley Cantavedistraction, INFJ, INFJs, moving on, crush, feelings, move on, love, uncertainty, what if, relationship, why, questions, confess, reciprocate, thought, let go, distracted, feel, pain, emotions, heal, overthinking, distract, unrequited love, overactiveComment
Are You an INFJ Who’s Tired of One-Sided Love? These 4 Tips Might Help You Avoid It
Are You an INFJ Who’s Tired of One-Sided Love? These 4 Tips Might Help You Avoid It

Sometimes we INFJs can be so lost in our own fantasy world that we forget reality doesn’t match the beautiful picture in our mind.

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INFJ, INFJ Love, RelationshipsAshley CantaveINFJ, one-sided love, unrequited love, crush, reality, feelings, emotions, one-sided, awareness, fantasy world, relationship, relationships, reciprocal love, partners, settle, aware, settling, partner, needs, happy, loveComment
How Can Being a Hopeless Romantic Make It Harder to Find Love?
How Can Being a Hopeless Romantic Make It Harder to Find Love?

While being this way might seem to make it easier to find love because you’re always looking for it, there are some problems that can come with this approach.

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Relationships, INFJAshley Cantavehopeless romantic, find, love, romantic, romance, high expectations, fantasize, fantasies, romantic relationships, healthy, relationship, needs, expectations, successful, settle, romantic connection, unrequited love, feelings, crushes, feeling, INFJ, INFJ personality type, society, romantic partner, reciprocal love, love yourself, partner, romantic loveComment
Why Should INFJs Use Logic When Trying to Move On from Unrequited Love?
Why Should INFJs Use Logic When Trying to Move On from Unrequited Love?

Until an INFJ applies logic to the situation, they still won’t see these things as enough reason to move on.

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INFJ, INFJ Love, RelationshipsAshley CantaveINFJ, logic, move on, unrequited love, unrequited crush, heart, feeling, emotion, love, relationships, feelings, emotions, crush, reason, understand, relationship, objectively, respond, responses, interactions, loving, interact, interested, want, deserve, one-sided, reciprocal, romantic relationship, idea, fantasy, image, confessed, confess Comments