If those around you cannot value you, cannot appreciate or acknowledge you, cannot honour you and cannot treat you with respect, understanding, and love, then it's okay to gently close the doors to your life. This isn't arrogance; it isn't ego; it isn't selfishness. It's recognising your worth and holding yourself in the highest regard-refusing to let anyone walk all over you. It's okay to choose yourself over relationships that tire your soul. It's okay to draw those much-needed boundaries when you find yourself exhausted from giving. This isn't harshness; you are just looking out for yourself. People may urge you to adjust, to settle, to sacrifice, to stay silent. But that's only because shining your light unsettles them. They've grown accustomed to seeing you diminish yourself for their comfort. But you must know when enough is enough. You must recognise when you've poured out all you can and the relationship has become a one-way stream, bleeding you dry. It's okay to walk away. You have done all you could.