how do you love yourself more than the other half of you, the person you’re in love with? when in love, you love the other person way way more than yourself. and that creates a lot of conflict especially if your partner knows how to love themselves, and you don’t.
you expect them to love you the way you love them. you don’t even know what self love means. it’s not in your vocabulary. you give them all of your love and quietly ask for all of theirs in return.
but they know how to portion love: some for you, some for themselves. even if they love you whole, you want more, you need more bcoz you don’t love yourself at all. you feel like they owe you that. but they don’t. they know the right amount for you and for themselves too.
you burden them with the responsibility. and yourself with the expectations.