I Was Yours, But I Needed To Be Mine

My best attempt at loving someone else was always going to be challenged by my inability to love myself well.

My best attempt at loving someone else was always going to be challenged by my inability to love myself well.

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I have never been a weak person. I never allowed myself to be. I’ve been resilient, resourceful, and independent. I learned early and well how to enjoy my own company and to need little else. But I, like any other…