They say that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want him to, doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you with everything he has. But darling, you have every right to pick and choose what kind of love you settle for.
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^^^^ This is so important. One way I used to rationalize the relationship I had with my abuser was trying to convince myself that he was doing the best he could, that he just couldn’t treat me well all the time, and that I should be grateful for when he did. Because I must be a lot to handle and he had to let it out somehow, sometime, right?
Justifying abuse isn’t settling, it’s justifying abuse. And that’s never justifiable. I don’t think the OP intended to write about abuse and DV with this quote, but it just really hit home.
You are worth so much more than the abuse you have suffered or are suffering. You are worth so much more than your abuser wants you to think. You are everything, and they don’t want you to see it because they know they are nothing. xx
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Friendly reminder that there is no such thing as a bad reason to end a relationship you don’t want to be in.
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