Thank you for sharing this! As I sat and read your words, I teared up because I know the exact feelings you were talking about, I almost thought that it could’ve been an exposé of my own experiences.
Please don’t remove this post! More people need to read this and choose to be kind and love on themselves more
“I cannot love you hard enough that you love yourself, although, I used to try.” I recently left a six year relationship that was largely sweet and comfortable because of this right here. He helped me build love for myself by loving me differently than anyone else ever had, especially my parents. For a long time I thought he was the whole reason for my slow inching towards self love, so I thought I could do the same for him. Now I see that I am simply a person who needs to continually explore the depths of myself and I am the reason I have built a garden in my mind and soul that I love tending to. No matter how much love and growth I tried to share with him, he didn’t budge from his place in the ground until it was too late. I had made up my mind about wanting to be the sole reaper of the seeds I plant and this revelation is what finally pushed him to want to love himself. Me leaving. That’s what did it. Why? Thank you for writing this
“I am the reason I have built a garden in my mind and soul that I love tending to.” wow wow wow. thank you for sharing with me, sarah 🤍 i’m very proud of you for putting yourself first! it’s challenging, but you’re so strong for doing so. thank you for reading & telling me about you!
I relate so much to a lot of this! Especially the only ever truly loving one girl without ever being in a relationship and dating people who couldn't take care of themselves and trying to fix them...my romantic life has gone this exact way so far, so I too like to escape into the romances of books, and for the time being this is enough for me!
i’m glad to know i’m not alone in this!! some people make you sound insane when you say you don’t want or need to be in a romantic relationship which is wild
Thank you for sharing this! As I sat and read your words, I teared up because I know the exact feelings you were talking about, I almost thought that it could’ve been an exposé of my own experiences.
Please don’t remove this post! More people need to read this and choose to be kind and love on themselves more
thank you for this 🤍 it’s definitely here to stay
“I cannot love you hard enough that you love yourself, although, I used to try.” I recently left a six year relationship that was largely sweet and comfortable because of this right here. He helped me build love for myself by loving me differently than anyone else ever had, especially my parents. For a long time I thought he was the whole reason for my slow inching towards self love, so I thought I could do the same for him. Now I see that I am simply a person who needs to continually explore the depths of myself and I am the reason I have built a garden in my mind and soul that I love tending to. No matter how much love and growth I tried to share with him, he didn’t budge from his place in the ground until it was too late. I had made up my mind about wanting to be the sole reaper of the seeds I plant and this revelation is what finally pushed him to want to love himself. Me leaving. That’s what did it. Why? Thank you for writing this
“I am the reason I have built a garden in my mind and soul that I love tending to.” wow wow wow. thank you for sharing with me, sarah 🤍 i’m very proud of you for putting yourself first! it’s challenging, but you’re so strong for doing so. thank you for reading & telling me about you!
I relate so much to a lot of this! Especially the only ever truly loving one girl without ever being in a relationship and dating people who couldn't take care of themselves and trying to fix them...my romantic life has gone this exact way so far, so I too like to escape into the romances of books, and for the time being this is enough for me!
i’m glad to know i’m not alone in this!! some people make you sound insane when you say you don’t want or need to be in a romantic relationship which is wild