19/08/2026
One day, a man came to me and asked, “Why does the person I love keep hurting me?”
I looked at him and asked, “If someone keeps stepping on your foot, and you keep telling them it hurts, but they continue doing it, what would you call that?”
He said, “Maybe they don't care.”
I told him, “Sometimes, loving someone doesn't mean they know how to love you properly. You can love someone deeply and still be with someone who doesn't understand your heart. But listen carefully: love is not supposed to be an excuse for continuous pain. If you have explained what hurts you, given chances, communicated honestly, and nothing changes, you may need to stop asking, ‘How can I make them love me better?’ and start asking, ‘Why am I accepting what keeps breaking me?’”
Because sometimes, the person you love isn't the person you should continue suffering for.
Love should require patience, but it should not require you to lose yourself.