You should never feel like a part of you isn’t real in a relationship. To never feel unwanted or not thought of enough. If a piece of you is holding yourself back from telling your partner something because you feel like you might lose them, then something isn’t right. Always be honest with yourself, always put yourself first. Because love isn’t true or full if you don’t love yourself.
I learned this the hard way. I didn’t love myself enough in my first relationship to walk away, to realize that I was hurting myself by being who I thought he wanted me to be. But that isn’t love. Love is them accepting you for who you are, for the mistakes you’ve made and the faults in your life. Love is being hopeful and silly. Love is laughing and smiling even after a long day, because you each know the other isn’t perfect. Perfect is not real. Love shouldn’t be perfect it should be real.
