Have you ever had a conflict with a friend or lover, and the person that you’re venting to goes, “Well if they wanted to, they would?” The “would” in question being showing up for you, texting you back, or just generally maybe being more present?
I guarantee you they told you this because a lot of us tend to settle for our needs not being met, especially when you come from an abusive background.
They want us to up our standards and find people who actively want to be there instead of blasé folk who clearly don’t care about us.
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