I know that I have been writing a lot about relationship things, and some might seem repetitive. However, the more I grow as a person, the more these things seem to weigh on my mind.

I recently found a quote that struck me pretty hard.

"Dating in 2017 feels like trying to prove to a man that you're worth a phone call, text, reply, date, etc, and I don't have the energy for that."

First of all, I HATE today's concept of dating. Things are superficial, and it's all about trying to prove to someone that you're worth it; whatever it may be.

SCREW THAT! I struggle with this on a daily basis. I get down because I'm not that girl that grabs everyone's attention. I'm not the perfect girl that everyone hopes for. I find myself trying to fit these molds that society and boys have set. When I do that, I am putting my worth in their hands.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M OVER THAT!

This is my message to girls who struggle with this; myself included.

Baby girl,

YOU ARE WORTH IT. Let that sink in. You ARE worth it. You are worth so much more than what that dumb boy has to offer you. You are worth more than a drunk text at 2 a.m. when he won't give you the time of day come morning. You deserve so much more than to be his back up plan when all of his friends are busy.

You shouldn't spend your time stressing about a boy who doesn't even have the intelligence to realize what is right in front of him. You may not be what society deems as ideal or perfect. Guess what...nobody is!

Everyone has flaws or something they would change if they could. Everyone is perfect in their own way and some day a man is going to look at you and truly see the diamond that that stupid boy deemed to be a lump of coal.

There is so much emphasis put on looks. I know that is not a new concept. We tell girls to be comfortable in their own skin, and then we allow boys to have the mindset that for a girl to be deemed acceptable they have to look a certain way. News flash boys, how a girl looks freaking changes.

"Forget her looks, how about her insane work ethic, her unstoppable ambition, and her ridiculously dope soul."

These are the things that should really matter because a pretty face isn't going to help you solve your problems if there isn't intelligence there too.

Also, coming from a girl who has struggled so much with self-image, to have one person say that they like your personality, but you aren't whatever physical ideal they have their mind set on, absolutely tears a girl down inside. You literally have no idea how much a girl may have struggled with her self-image just for you to shred her confidence to pieces with one sentence. For goodness sakes, boys think before you speak, please.

Lastly girl,

It's rough. I know it sucks. You are going to get your hopes up about that cute boy, and more than likely it's going to crush you when it doesn't turn out how you'd hoped.

Just know that that is HIS loss, not yours. Your worth does not lie in the hands of that boy who is too blind to see the real treasure that you are. Your worth comes from within!

Keep your chin up, sweet girl. I promise it will be okay even if it doesn't feel like it right now.

"Wait for the one who simply adores you. The kind of person who brings out the best in you and makes you want to be a better person; the only person who will drop everything to be with you at any time no matter what the circumstances, for the person who makes you smile like no one else ever has. Wait for the person who wants to show you off to the world because they are so proud of you. And most of all, wait for the person who will make you a priority because that's where you belong."