The Most Expensive Thing You'll Ever Lose Is Yourself

How much of yourself have you negotiated away in the name of "keeping it casual"?

The greatest cost of a situationship isn't the relationship that never happened. It's the quiet erosion of your instincts, your certainty, and the belief that you're worthy of being chosen without ambiguity.

This isn't about modern dating. It's about remembering that love should never require you to become smaller to keep someone around. It's about grieving the version of yourself that settled for confusion and reclaiming the one who knows clarity isn't too much to ask.