Relationships are wonderful. The feeling of having butterflies in your tummy every time you see your partner is incomparable. However, relationships can be draining, particularly when it is one-sided. People should understand relationships are all about ‘give and take’.
Both partners give it their 100%. That is serious work, so it is not child’s play. When it appears one party thinks he/she is doing the other person a favour, then the relationship is headed nowhere. This leaves room for disrespect, regret and pain. Here are 3 signs you have lost your self-worth in a relationship:
1. You accept everything
Relationships are not do-or-die affairs. You still have the power of choice. If you find yourself dropping standards, getting desperate, it is time to have a rethink. You should never beg to be loved, to be appreciated; neither should you let anyone make you feel lesser than you are. You are more important than that and there is someone somewhere willing to live their life proving that to you daily.
2. Your partner disrespects you
Don’t give room to anybody disrespecting you. Once you give an inch, it grows bigger. You should maintain your dignity and keep it that way. People with adequate self-worth speak against disrespect when it is on their face.
3. You are worried that you would be single to stupor
Your old relationship may not be right for you, but it is not the end of the world. Someone else would want you, the way you are certainly. People with the right things in place, and the right self-esteem to boot recognize that their value is intact and don’t beg for love. They don’t waste time moving on if the other person gives signs they are not into the relationship.