So you are in love and he says he is sorry. Everything is fine, right? Everything is fine even though he hasn't called in months and treats you like a second thought. Makes sense.
"He's not worth your time": a common phrase heard throughout teenage girl vent sessions and mother-daughter heart-to-hearts. Being so cliché, it's easy to let the phrase roll off your shoulders. I'm here to tell you that it's true and they're right, he is not worth your time. That boy you think is the best thing that is ever going to happen to you but doesn't answer your calls isn't worth your time. That boy you think about 24/7 but doesn't remember your birthday isn't worth your time.
Trust me, I know you think you love him and at one point he probably convinced you he loved you too, but if you are the one putting in all of the effort, it is important you reconsider his intentions. It's a difficult lesson to learn, but sometimes we give people too much credit and they don't turn out how we portray them to be.
There has to come a time when you say "enough is enough." It's toxic to yourself for you to hang on to someone who doesn't want you anymore no matter how badly you want them to. You know how much it hurts when he doesn't tell you how beautiful he thinks you are like he used to, so why hang around if you know he won't be affected if you didn't? Why rack your brain for a conversation topic to spark interest in him if you know you are just going to receive an effortless one-word response? You deserve more than a "lol" or "okay." Why put yourself through the stress and anxiety of wondering what you're doing wrong or what you should say to make him want you when there is no right answer? There is nothing you've done wrong. You cannot control another person's actions. You can only control how you will be affected by those actions, and to let someone negatively impact your day-to-day life is poison.
When your friends tell you he isn't worth your time, please listen to them. After all, they are the ones that are truly looking out for you. At the end of the day you need to ask yourself who is going to be there for you for the long haul-- your true friends, or the boy that hurts you but you can't let go of? It will always be your friends. I'm sure it's killing them to see you get hurt over the same boy time after time just as much as it is hurting you. So please, take it from me, he is not worth the time or tears you are wasting on him. You are strong, you are independent, you do not need to rely on another for your happiness and he is not worth your time.
