You learn how important it is to have your effort matched in a relationship.
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Updated 4 months ago,December 16, 2024
1.
You learn that you deserve more than the basics.

Yan Miranda
You learn that youwantmore than the bare minimum, too.
You are no longer impressed by general decency.
You consider traits like kindness, respect, and communication as the baseline.

In other words, you have standards.
Speaking of standards…
2.
You learn how to walk away if someone isnt meeting your standards.
You now understand that having needs doesnt make you needy and that having standards doesnt make you high-maintenance.
These things simply mean you respect yourself enough to not settle for less than you deserve.
You learn that a relationship is not something you might sustain on your effort alone.
You learn how important it is to have your effort matched in a relationship.
You are now discovering that a relationship is not something one person can sustain on their own.
It takes both parties for a partnership to truly flourish and persevere.
Youre no longer interested in doing that work solo because you now know its totally unsustainable.
You learn how wonderful healthy love can truly be.