I've recently been faced with a lot of situations including people I know and "settling for love." Not settling down. Settling. Settling into positions in life that are beneath them, whether that's a relationship, a job, not moving on from an ex, etc.
So many people accept positions in life, or people in life, that do not help them reach their full potential. They get held back by these things they settle for, and become miserable because of it. Or they spend their mental energy on convincing themselves they are happy.
Let me say this:
You deserve better.
You deserve better than that guy who won't commit. You deserve better than that friend who is never there for you. You deserve better than being hung up on the boy who took you for granted. You deserve better than to constantly question your worth because you're surrounding yourself with people that don't appreciate your beauty and uniqueness.
Situations like these are situations that are up to us to handle. Situations that are ours to claim. We are in charge of who we are, what we do, who we surround ourselves with; everything like that is in our hands. So, if we reach a point where we are unhappy with any of those things, it is our job to decide to change things. It is our job to decide we are better than these situations and people.
You deserve better than to be unhappy when, in reality, you can actually make changes to be happier. Happiness is a choice for you to make for yourself. So, make the choice to be happy and seek the positivity in your life you deserve.