46. If you think you have to act a certain way in order to be loved, you’re not actually being loved
You’re being loved for someone you’re pretending to be, and that’s not being loved.
Joe Hudsonx.com46. If you think you have to act a certain way in order to be loved, you’re not actually being loved You’re being loved for someone you’re pretending to be, and that’s not being loved.
What you’re seeking in someone else is what you aren’t giving to yourself.
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if you grew up with a mother who required you to create a false self to please her, you may believe that creating a false self is just a normal requirement of being loved.