If those around you cannot value, appreciate, or acknowledge you, if they cannot honour you, or treat you with respect, understanding, and love... it is okay to gently close the doors of your life to them. This is not arrogance, nor is it ego or selfishness. It is recognising your worth and holding yourself in the highest regard, refusing to allow anyone to walk all over you. It is okay to choose yourself over relationships that drain your soul. It is okay to draw firm, much-needed boundaries when you find yourself exhausted from constant giving. This is not harshness; it is self-preservation. You are simply looking out for yourself. People may tell you to adjust, to settle, to sacrifice, to stay silent. But that is only because your light unsettles them. They have grown accustomed to seeing you diminish yourself for their comfort. You, however, must know when enough is enough. You must recognise when you have poured out all you can, and when a relationship has become a one-way stream, bleeding you dry. It is okay to walk away. You have done all you could.