your self-respect has to be stronger than your feelings. no matter how much you love someone, you can't keep choosing people who keep hurting or disrespecting you. feelings can make you stay longer than you should, but self-respect reminds you that you deserve better. you deserve to be treated right without having to beg for the bare minimum. sometimes the hardest thing to do is walk away from someone you still care about, but you need to know your worth.