The number of girls I know who put up with stupid selfish boys in unreal. Some of my prettiest friends are with guys who just play mind games with them or will just lead them on and then drop them like a hot plate.

So many girls have flaws and insecurities. It really is no secret. As girls, we say we have certain criteria that guys have to follow, but in reality we get way too interested in any boy that gives us attention. In the back of our mind we know that he doesn't come close to our standards, but we like the compliments he gives us. He gives us a certain type of confidence. A type where we only feel confident with him. It's almost as if we depend on him for the confidence. This is where we get too timid to walk away because we are scared to be lonely. Even if we know he is talking to 15 other girls, we still like the attention.

In the movie "The Perks of Being A Wallflower," Charlie explains to Sam why she puts up with guys she's better than.

Sam: "Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing?

Charlie: "We accept the love we think we deserve"

As girls, we believe that we are not good enough for our Prince Charming or even just someone to treat us right. Most girls want to be treated like a princess and spoiled every now in then, but we never end up picking the guys that will do that for us.

Picking guys that you have to fight for their attention or for them to treat you right will not change. Did you hear that? THEY WILL NOT CHANGE! You can tell yourself or try 900 times, but it will do no good. A lot of boys are lazy and if they aren't treating you the right way now then why would they in six months? Exactly, they won't. You are just going to keep on getting hurt.

It's time to realize that you are perfect in your own way. You have to have confidence in yourself and know that you deserve the absolute best. Loving yourself is the most important thing before someone else can love you. Now I'm not saying you can't hate little things about you, but you need to love yourself more than you hate those silly flaws that drive you crazy.

It's okay to wait for a good guy to come around and it's okay to be single for a while. It might get lonely, but just getting to be with your girl friends more. If you're single then embrace it. You are beautiful and you do deserve the best of the best! Don't just settle!