12/09/2025
Michael: Babe, I love you.
Amaka: I love you too.
Amaka: But tell me, Michaelโฆ what exactly do you love about me?
Michael: (smiling) I love the way you make me feel. I love how you always respect me, how you take care of me, how you treat me right.
Amaka: (pauses) Hmmโฆ so you love me because of the way I treat you?
Michael: Of course. Thatโs why I love you.
Amaka: (quietly) But what happens if I change? What if one day I donโt treat you the same way?
Michael: (hesitates) Thenโฆ it wonโt feel the same anymore.
Amaka: (sighs) Thatโs the problem. You donโt really love me, Michael. You love what I do for you.. not who I am.
This is a reality many people donโt like to face: some partners never loved you.
They only loved the way you made them feel.
They loved your respect, your attention, your effort, your sacrifices. They loved your consistency in giving.
But you the actual person behind those actions? they never learned how to value.
Thatโs why the moment you change, the moment you grow, or the moment you stop overextending yourself, their โloveโ quickly turns into complaints.
Because what they loved was never you it was the benefits you provided.
Real love is not conditional on how much you give. Real love sees the person, not just the service.
It stays through seasons. Through shifts. Through the days youโre not at your best.
So when someoneโs affection disappears the second you stop doing for them, take it as clarity!
They never loved you. They only loved what you did for them.