Dear Someone: Love should not feel like begging for belonging.

Read this if you’ve ever mistaken someone staying for someone loving you.

Dear, Dear Someone, _

This letter is for you, the one who has been clinging to a love that feels more like a weight than a gift. The one who has confused fleeting attention for affection, who has mistaken someone’s presence for devotion. I know how it feels to want so desperately to be loved that you settle for the scraps you’ve been handed. I know how it feels to quiet the voice inside you that says, “This isn’t enough,” because you’re afraid of being left with nothing at all.