Don't ever settle for people who aren't sure about you.

Have to choose someone who feels lucky they get access to your time, your energy, and your life.

Don't ever settle for being almost loved.

Don't settle for mixed signals or inconsistency or for anyone who makes you question where you stand with them.

Life is far too short to spend it trying to convince someone of your value. And one of the biggest lessons I have learned about relationships is that no matter how hard you try,

you can only build one with someone who is all in, someone who's attentive, communicative,

collaborative, and therefore willing to work on things when

things get hard.

Anything else is just an anxiety-inducing mess, honestly, that leaves you feeling alone,

misunderstood, and unseen.

Today, I want to talk about the kind of relationships that aren't

really a relationship. They're not really defined. And that is perfectly fine if that's where you're

at and the two of you are on the same page about where you're at. But it's a completely different

thing when it turns into what is commonly

referred to as a situation ship where there's one person who wants more but isn't saying anything

and has somehow convinced themselves that what they're getting is enough and the other person

who is getting exactly what they want from the relationship and

they're putting in exactly what they want to put in without actually going further with the person.

And it usually is riddled with so much miscommunication or a lack of communication.

And they usually happen because it's like right from the get-go.

When people first start dating, they're too afraid to talk about what it is that they want,

particularly one person is too afraid to actually say what it is that they want

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