You have been told it a hundred times: 'You expect too much.' And maybe for a while, you believed it.
But the same needs that feel heavy with one person feel natural with another. Asking for communication, respect and effort is not high maintenance — it is basic love.
The problem was never your standards. It was the person standing in front of them.
With the right person, your needs will not feel like demands. They will feel like a natural part of the story. Do not lower the bar to make someone else feel taller. Raise the floor you refuse to live below.
But the same needs that feel heavy with one person feel natural with another. Asking for communication, respect and effort is not high maintenance — it is basic love.
The problem was never your standards. It was the person standing in front of them.
With the right person, your needs will not feel like demands. They will feel like a natural part of the story. Do not lower the bar to make someone else feel taller. Raise the floor you refuse to live below.
