Relationships can be the best thing or the worst thing to happen to someone. They can make you smile or they can tear you apart on the inside. When the interest in a relationship is only a one-way street, the person who is showing their emotions is the one who suffers. Sadly, once you let these emotions out, it's hard to admit that the other person just isn't into you. Life is so much easier living in ignorance and pretending that they care.

1. Excitement

Congrats, you have a boyfriend! Your fear of dying alone with 20 cats finally starts to go away.

2. Paranoia

The signals suddenly seem off and the initial excitement quickly fades. Does he even like you? He has to, right? After all, he is your boyfriend.

3. The Breakup

You saw it coming, but that doesn't make it any easier. Luckily, your friends are by your side with all of the junk food and Netflix that you could ask for.

4. "Just Friends"

You think that you can handle it. You're probably wrong. He probably won't have a problem keeping emotions out of everything, but you'll just end up an emotional wreck.

5. The Hookup Cycle

You're not dating. That doesn't mean you can't still have a little no-strings-attached fun. Spoiler alert: this probably won't work.

6. Desperation

Then, he doesn't answer your texts or calls. You should just keep calling until he does, right? That's incorrect. Whatever you do, just don't show up at his apartment.

7. Finding Other People

Here's a word of advice: make sure that these "other people" don't happen to be his friends. Things get really awkward really fast. Plus, they've probably all heard about your desperation stage.

8. Over It

You finally broke the cycle and it's most likely thanks to the advice of your friends who are sick of hearing you whine about him. You have no urge to text him. In fact, you really just don't care about him at all anymore.

9. Back to the Drawing Board

Maybe those 20 cats don't sound so bad after all.

Stop settling for the jerks that don't see all that you have to offer, and start putting yourself first. You're a boss ass bitch. Don't let anyone treat you as less.