It means you’re able to manage being alone without ever being lonely.

It means youwantto be with other people but dontneedto be with other people.

It means it’s possible for you to be considerate without beingsubmissive.

This Is What It Actually Means To Be An Independent Woman

Yaroslav Biokhin

It means you make friends rather than follow them.

It means you start trends rather than follow them.

It means that you dont need someone elses approval so much that you would ever swallow your own pride.

This Is What It Actually Means To Be An Independent Woman

Yaroslav Biokhin

It means it’s possible for you to be happy all by yourself without anyone elses assistance.

It means you’re free to seek advice without letting other people make decisions for you.

It means having to ask whether that dress makes you look fat.

It means youre 100% self-supporting even though you may have a huge connection of love and support.

It means can give all of yourself to someone without losing any of yourselfnot even one little tiny bit.

It means that rely on your own instincts rather than what people tell you.

It means realizing where the outside world ends and your own body begins.

It means knowing the difference between enjoying when someone pampers you and needing someone to coddle you.

It means you brush your own teeth, cook your own dinner, and make your own money.

It means being willing to help others, but only after youve taken care of yourself.

It means you’re able to enjoy friends, lovers, and family without depending on them.

It means you never fish forcompliments, because youre OK with yourself.

Compliments are nice, but youd be perfectly happy just knowing youre the best.

It means youre perfectly able to give without taking and to take without giving.

It means youd rather do things your own way than the way youre supposed to.

It means you never let them get you down, because that would bring you down to their level.

It means you didnt really need me to tell you any of this, because you already knew.

Now go out there, girl, and start kicking asses, taking names, and giving them hell.