love is merely a madness

I’ve come to the decision that the person I’m with should make me feel happy, not just content.  I shouldn’t be subdued around him, and I shouldn’t feel like a wallflower around his friends.  I should be with someone that makes me want to post long annoying paragraphs about how amazing he is and how happy he makes me.  

It’s not him.  How can I ever be happy with anyone when I’m so self-loathing? In order to love others, you must first learn to love yourself. 

I need to be alone, not only because I need to work on my self-love, but because I deserve and he deserves someone who is going to have genuine feelings for each other. 

The only problem is, how do I make him understand any of this? 


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  1. henrydavidthoreautbeard said: Tell him exactly what this post says. Tell him you need some space and time to do some introspection and to work on loving yourself.
  2. waterlostinthesea posted this


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