One day it will make sense. But not today. Today it just hurts. Today you're still wondering why you stayed so long. Why you begged for crumbs. Why you tried to convince someone to love you properly. One day, you'll meet someone who doesn't confuse you. Someone who doesn't disappear when things get hard. Someone who doesn't make you question your worth. And the shocking part? You won't feel anxious. You won't feel like you're "too much." You won't feel like you're fighting to be chosen. Because real love doesn't feel like a battlefield. One day you'll look back at the person you cried over and you'll whisper to yourself, "Thank God that didn't work." Until then. Stop shrinking. Stop settling. Stop calling bare minimum "effort." You are not hard to love. You were just loving someone who didn't know how. And when the right one comes, you won't have to beg. You won't have to chase. You won’t have to double. You’ll just feel safe. And after everything you’ve survived - place will feel like the greatest love of all.