Have you ever?

Shown someone too much kindness and forgave too much of their selfish behavior in your friendship? Then one day you realize you are hurting yourself masochisticly, because you don't value your own heart and feelings? You have to value what you give and have lines on what you'll except in any relationship.

This is such a hard one for me. I take after my mom. I need to stop hurting myself through my tolerate of other people I care for hurting me. This is part of my story.. my personal journey.. all my true friends know who they are, and I will always be grateful for what you habe given me.❤️

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Sounds like what I used to be.
I sometimes still do this but not too far. The biggest exceptions are some of my family members and my dearly girlfriend and she gets my best, she deserves it. Other than them , I'm always me before anyone else.
I'm a good friend to many, few of my close friends vibe with me so much that they say I'm their best friend. But that isn't truly reciprocated by me. I don't know why is that. I never feel like I have a best friend. Close friends, sure. But even with them, I have my limits. And I remind them too, a friendship isn't worth it if it is at the cost of the other's loss.