Overcoming Relationship Struggles: A Personal Account

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I have been living in Asheville now for 6 years I have met a few people along the way. I am orignially from Michigan and than I lived in Greenville-Spartanburg during Middle School and High School. I graduated college locally at ABTECH. I am here to give one of my tips today about relationships for anyone who wants to read it, so here we go. It 's so easy for someone to feel insignificant when they 've become the second option for quite some time. It 's almost like a routine, and you don 't know when this treacherous cycle will dissipate. Even when people tell you to focus on yourself and not so much on a relationship, you still end up getting screwed. It can damper your self-esteem, I can understand that, I have been there. Though it might …show more content…

But there comes a time when you have to start letting go of being okay with being the rebound, the second option, or not number one in anyone 's book. This morning I had a conversation during my lunch break with someone, no names are given. In this conversation I heard my self clearly stating whoever it is I will not be a second option. This was something I know I have said numerous times over the years, but this time I feel like it was worth speaking out about. It 's not healthy when you start to feel like you can 't live up to someones expectations. Somewhere out there, you are not just "good enough" - you are more than enough. You put the stars in the night sky and somewhere out there, someone is waiting to meet you and fall for you on good, honest terms. Not because they 're lonely or looking for some action. But because they cherish and treasure you. One of my closest friends always says " love should be easy, not hard- it should be as simple as breathing." Mandi, yes you still need to write your book. Please don 't be someone 's second choice because you will never truly understand how incredible you are. You will see yourself through the eyes of this person who is settling for you; who is messing with your emotions and disrespecting you completely. Your other half is supposed to be someone who brings out the best in you. Why on earth would you want

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