In your twenties, someone will tell you, "They don't deserve you," and for once, you should let their honesty land like a soft thud on your chest. Believe them, sweetheart. Don't go wandering into midnight alleys of imagination, building tragedies out of thin air, turning one sentence into a whole opera of heartbreak. Don't gift yourself a character development are which you never asked for. If they can't see your worth after the first few honest tries, you don't need to host a whole TED Talk about it. So, stop repeating yourself like a sad motivational parrot. Because if you push past their "no," you'll end up convincing yourself you were the problem, selling your self-worth for the emotional equivalent of loose change, and would end up writing sad poems like you're auditioning for a moody indie film. You'll mistake loneliness for romance and chase people who treat you like a spare sock. But hear me, you were never the spare anything, you were always enough, maybe more than enough. So when they say they don't deserve you, take it as the universe whispering, "uh oh" Walk home, hold your head high, let your hope wiggle its little toes, and please, don't go searching for someone worse. You're meant for better, so have patience, your future self will thank you with a grin and far fewer 3 a.m. porchlight plot twists.