Call It What You Want

by Alissa DeRogatis

Spoiler alert: sex never makes someone love you.

I didn’t care that I was settling for a fraction of a relationship with him when I knew I deserved so much more. I was willing to settle for whatever he would give me because a fraction of him was better than nothing at all. I

“Stop losing your mind over someone who doesn’t mind losing you.” I

you can’t wait for them. You can’t keep choosing someone who doesn’t choose you.” “But

Losing someone means you’ll eventually gain someone even better.

because I want more. I deserve more. I don’t want calls that go unanswered or texts that are never read. I don’t want to spend holidays, or any day, begging someone to choose me. I deserve someone who chooses me without question. Someone who loves me without doubt. I want someone who shows up

He taught me how to love myself the way he never could.