{"id":16251,"date":"2025-01-05T12:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=16251"},"modified":"2025-01-05T12:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T12:57:25","slug":"a-love-that-chooses-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=16251","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Love That Chooses Me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16252\" src=\"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/If-we-get-lost-in-this-haunted-house-Im-holding-your-hand\u2026-for-safety-obviously.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/If-we-get-lost-in-this-haunted-house-Im-holding-your-hand\u2026-for-safety-obviously.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/If-we-get-lost-in-this-haunted-house-Im-holding-your-hand\u2026-for-safety-obviously-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/If-we-get-lost-in-this-haunted-house-Im-holding-your-hand\u2026-for-safety-obviously-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/If-we-get-lost-in-this-haunted-house-Im-holding-your-hand\u2026-for-safety-obviously-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>I deserve a love that chooses me every day, not one that looks for reasons to wander. It took me a long time to realize this. For years, I convinced myself that love was supposed to be hard, that doubts and distance were just part of the deal. I told myself that his restlessness wasn\u2019t a reflection of my worth\u2014that maybe if I tried harder, gave more, or became \u201cbetter,\u201d he would stay.<\/p>\n<p>But love isn\u2019t something you should have to beg for. Love isn\u2019t a fleeting feeling that drifts in and out like the wind. Real love is steady, a choice made daily with intention and care. I spent so much time trying to be \u201cenough\u201d for someone who couldn\u2019t see my value because his eyes were always searching for something\u2014or someone\u2014else.<\/p>\n<p>The day I let go of him was the day I began to embrace what I truly deserve. I don\u2019t want a love that settles for me because it\u2019s convenient. I don\u2019t want a partner whose eyes wander, looking for reasons to leave when things get hard. I want a love that sees me, chooses me, and stays\u2014not out of obligation, but out of pure devotion.<\/p>\n<p>I now know that the right love doesn\u2019t feel like chasing or convincing. It feels like being met halfway, with no doubt in the other person\u2019s commitment. And until I find that, I\u2019ll continue choosing myself\u2014every day, just like the love I deserve someday will.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I deserve a love that chooses me every day, not one that looks for reasons to wander. It took me a long time to realize this. For&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16251"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16253,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16251\/revisions\/16253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}