This subreddit isn’t just about avoiding partners who aren’t good for you, it’s about being the best version of yourself. When you’re healed and truly love yourself, you don’t pick a partner who doesn’t meet your needs, who is avoidant, manipulative, etc.

I used to think that I didn’t need therapy, but failed to see the objective reality that I was the common denominator when it came to staying with partners who made me feel unloved and uncared for (just like, you guessed it, my dad).

Post a few years of therapy and I feel happy with myself alone for the first time in so long. I feel a peace I have never known before. I know the journey is far from over, but I also know I will not pick a partner who puts me down. Thank you to this group of women for pushing me to this.

Cheers to leveling up!