I think the saddest thing in the world is when I see couples who are so dependent on one another that they stay with each other through physically abusive fights, cheating, endless tears and multiple break ups. I don’t think those things define love, they define dependancy. I’ve been in relationships that have had all of the above, but I think that you can only take it for so long before you begin to realize that all you’re doing is letting yourself down. You are disrespecting yourself by letting the other person hurt you the way they do. I think that everyone should love themselves enough to know when to walk away, and move on.

As you get older, with every person you are with, you should ask yourself if they are someone you would marry. If they aren’t, then what are you doing with them? Why are you wasting your time with someone who doesn’t have the qualities of someone you would commit to forever? A lot of young people waste years they can be partying and living up with their best friends because they are insecure and can’t let go of their boyfriend or girlfriend. They keep hoping that the other person LOVES them enough to “change.” But truthfully, cheaters and liars NEVER change. You don’t ever cheat and lie to someone you love; you don’t purposely harm them because if you loved them you would never want to see them suffer because of YOU.

I wish everyone would just have enough courage to wake the hell up and leave the person who keeps hurting them/who they keep hurting, and start working on themselves instead. Nobody can take care of you like you can, and if you’re neglecting yourself, there will always be something missing in your life.