#726

When people make you feel unwanted, don't leave to make them feel sad or guilty, they won't. Sometimes you have to be strong for yourself. What's meant to be will end up good and what's not - won't. Love is worth fighting for, but sometimes you can't be the only one fighting. At times, people need to fight for you. If they don't you just have to move on and realize what you gave them was more than they were willing to give you and more than they deserve.

So there you are! 

Again, it is about you loving yourself, AND accepting what is. 

If you love yourself, you will not put up with disrespect from anyone. If someone is making you feel bad about yourself, the only thing you can do is move on. You cannot change them! They will continue to make you feel bad as long as YOU allow it. (Read that again and think about it) You also can't be the only one that is trying to make things work. You have done your best, and you deserve someone that is giving their best right back to you.

As for accepting what is...accept the things you cannot change. Otherwise, you are simply fretting about something you can do nothing about. Letting go is difficult, but eventually, you have to save yourself. You did just fine before this person came into your life and you will do just fine without them. Don't settle. 

Don't break for someone who won't bend for you.

"The minute you settle for less than you deserve you get even less than you settle for." Maureen Dowd

reprint of #321