We often expect from relationships what we cannot give ourselves.
And so, in my youth, I also looked for confirmation of my value in relationships. I looked for someone who would say: “You are the best.”
I looked for protection where there should be self-confidence.

But over the years, the realization comes that relationships are not about finding yourself in another, but about being yourself, accepting the other as he is. Without idealization, without demands.

I no longer allow myself to “lose” myself in another person.
I do not expect relationships to solve my problems or fill voids that I have not yet learned to fill myself.
I will no longer give up my desires, beliefs, just to avoid conflict or maintain peace.

I do not agree to half-hearted relationships.
I no longer waste time on those who are not ready to love as sincerely as I do.
And I definitely don’t waste my emotions on something that has no future.

I may have become stricter in my choices, but it’s not about being closed off. It’s about dignity.

I want relationships to give more than just promises. I want them to bring peace, harmony, and true intimacy.
And to do that, I’m only willing to follow a path that doesn’t contradict my values.