“Every time you accept less than you need, you teach love how to treat you.”
Love doesn’t just happen — it’s learned in every interaction.
And if you keep saying yes when you mean no… if you keep forgiving without change… if you keep shrinking instead of naming your needs — the lesson is clear: this is what love looks like here.
But you get to change the curriculum.
You get to raise the bar. To clarify the contract. To say: this is what love looks like for me now — and I’ll wait for the one who learns it.
Teaching people how to treat you isn’t selfish. It’s sacred.
Place a hand on your heart. Say: 'I teach love through how I love myself.'
Notice one way you’ve been tolerating too much. Practice choosing differently today.
Zara N. “When I raised my standards, some people disappeared — but the ones who stayed? They showed up different. Better. I finally feel respected.”
Every yes and no is a lesson in love.