Is losing your self-respect for the sake of a relationship worth it?

To find your perfect partner with whom you will grow, professionally and personally, With whom you can smile and cry, is no less than a blessing from god. However, we must agree not everyone is perfect, and not every relationship will help you build yourself. I, in this blog, will keep my focus intact on the relationships which make you forget you are one of a kind and have a personality of your own. I have seen many such cases where people don’t even know what they are outside their little fairytale love world they have created for themselves. They have no dreams, no ambitions, and no personality of their own. That is fine to an extent, but in some cases, they lose themselves completely and allow their partner to disrespect them and hurt them emotionally and even physically. Do you think it is fine? Well, I don’t think so. I can’t even imagine being in a relationship where the other person is completely determined to avoid me, mistreat me, and disrespect me for any goddamn reason. I don’t think we should ever allow anyone to decide for us and mistreat us. What matters the most in a relationship, in my opinion, is to set and maintain a healthy boundary.

What is a healthy boundary?

In a romantic relationship, a healthy boundary is where you dream of yourself with a person every day but never forget your existence without them. It is when you grow together but never grow apart. It is when you allow yourself some Me Time and your partner doesn’t find it troubling to leave you in your personal space for some time. What's more, when you both help each other but also know how to help yourself if they are not there with you, for you.

How to know if you are losing your self-respect?

There will come several points in a #relationship where you will be confused whether they are mistreating you or you are just so good at overthinking. And for such scenarios, I have some suggestions. First, why should I text/call first is your ego. But why should I always call/text first to suggest you are losing your self-respect. Give them some time. If you think they are cutting themselves away from you. Allow them their Me Time to try to talk to them but analyze whether they are actually talking or just replying. You start losing yourself respect when they only reply. Please Have mercy on yourself and let them also make the first move, initiate the conversation, and show they want you in their life. Love always finds a way, and that way will never hurt your self-respect.