I was going through some screenshots on my phone and came across this exchange between myself and one of my besties. This was from over a year ago, when I was in a pretty bad place emotionally that was caused by dating. I'd seen a meme saying the former, that dating is like real estate, the longer you stay on the market, the more people wonder what's wrong with you. And w/o missing a beat she came back with that response, that some properties are just too expensive. When I was in not a great place she would always come back w/ positive stuff like that. And she was right. I just couldn't see it at the time.

If you're still on the market, it's cuz you know you're only worth the highest bid. It's because you know you have no reason to be in a rush to sell and therefore don't need to negotiate on your value.

You never need to negotiate your value, you never need to settle. You are a human being, not property, there is no reason to pawn yourself off to any scrote is willing to buy. You only either let a HVM into your life, or you stand alone, beautiful and unobtainable. Your unobtainable nature adds considerably to your beauty, btw. There is no in between because you know your worth!