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10 years ago
Most relationships tend to fail. Not because the absence of love. Love is always present. It's just that one was being loved too much, and the other wasn't being loved enough.
It's funny how someone who was just a stranger last year, can mean so much to you now. It's terrible that someone who meant so much to you last year, can be just a stranger now. It's amazing what a year can do.
There will be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Always pick being respected, that love without respect was always fleeting, but that respect could grow into real, lasting love.
I've made mistakes in my life. I've let people take advantage of me, and I accepted way less than I deserve. But I've learned from my bad choice and even though there are some things I can never get back and people who will never be sorry. I'll know better next time and I won't settle for anything less than I deserve.
Don't feel sad over someone who gave up on you. Feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who never would have given up on them.
I might not be someone's first choice, but I am a great choice. I may not be rich but I am valuable. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not, because I'm good at being me. I might not be proud of some of the things I've done in the past, but I am proud of who I am today. I may not be perfect but I don't need to be. Take me as I am, or watch me as I walk away.
You can try and protect others, but you're more than likely going to hurt yourself, and when it's time to walk away, it hurts but you need to. Protect your self-worth, self-respect, your image. They don't respect you or your feelings... so why stay? No matter how much you stoop low to make things work, how many times you get pushed away, all the promises that were made, and how many times you throw away everything you feel, it will never work out in the end and it will be taken advantage of... Each and every time.
Take it from someone who knows. A year and a half I had done this.. a year and a half I was a fool. I needed someone badly, and they weren't there the way they should've been, like I would've been for them. Love is a bittersweet thing. It makes you open your eyes to almost every single thing when it's over, and then makes you realize how blind you've been. I hate that I was so blind...
It's funny how someone who was just a stranger last year, can mean so much to you now. It's terrible that someone who meant so much to you last year, can be just a stranger now. It's amazing what a year can do.
There will be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Always pick being respected, that love without respect was always fleeting, but that respect could grow into real, lasting love.
I've made mistakes in my life. I've let people take advantage of me, and I accepted way less than I deserve. But I've learned from my bad choice and even though there are some things I can never get back and people who will never be sorry. I'll know better next time and I won't settle for anything less than I deserve.
Don't feel sad over someone who gave up on you. Feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who never would have given up on them.
I might not be someone's first choice, but I am a great choice. I may not be rich but I am valuable. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not, because I'm good at being me. I might not be proud of some of the things I've done in the past, but I am proud of who I am today. I may not be perfect but I don't need to be. Take me as I am, or watch me as I walk away.
You can try and protect others, but you're more than likely going to hurt yourself, and when it's time to walk away, it hurts but you need to. Protect your self-worth, self-respect, your image. They don't respect you or your feelings... so why stay? No matter how much you stoop low to make things work, how many times you get pushed away, all the promises that were made, and how many times you throw away everything you feel, it will never work out in the end and it will be taken advantage of... Each and every time.
Take it from someone who knows. A year and a half I had done this.. a year and a half I was a fool. I needed someone badly, and they weren't there the way they should've been, like I would've been for them. Love is a bittersweet thing. It makes you open your eyes to almost every single thing when it's over, and then makes you realize how blind you've been. I hate that I was so blind...
I've been there. If you'd ever like someone to talk with or share stories, feel free to give me a shout.
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omg... *hugs you*