One of the most exhausting habits in modern dating is over-functioning for emotionally unavailable people.
Coaching them.
Reminding them.
Explaining basic respect.
Requesting consistency.
You cannot negotiate someone into emotional maturity.
Healthy connection does not require constant instruction. It does not require you to draft a user manual for how to treat you properly. Emotional availability, intentionality, and clarity are visible from the beginning.
When someone is inconsistent, distant, or uncertain about you, that is not mystery. That is information.
Effort given only when convenient is not investment. It is maintenance.
Love requires:
Consistency over intensity.
Clarity over ambiguity.
Initiative over prompting.
If you must fight for attention, that attention is already misaligned.
The right partner does not need persuasion. They arrive aligned.
Standards are not “asking for too much.” They are filters.
Choose peace over potential.
Choose clarity over confusion.
Choose reciprocity over rehearsal.
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