It’s Hard Not to Betray Yourself for Love When You’re Lonely

I’ve come too far to negotiate the non-negotiables.

I’ve come too far to negotiate the non-negotiables.

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Sometimes, if I’m honest, I want to compromise a little. I want to bend the rules I set for myself. I’m lonely, and it would be so much easier not to be if I was willing to wiggle my standards down lower. But lower is how I got here in the first place. Lower isn’t going to…