i finally see how much disrespect i accepted just because i wanted love. i let people treat me in ways i didn't deserve, just so i wouldn't feel lonely. i said sorry even when i wasn't wrong. i stayed silent even when i was hurt because i didn't want to start a fight. i kept thinking that if i loved harder, they would change. but love doesn't work like that. i gave so much to people who didn't really care. i kept trying to prove my worth, even though i was already enough. now i'm learning to love myself enough to never accept less again.