Are You Ignoring Who Really Loves You?

The Uncomfortable Truth About the Love We Waste

Mary Carter
7 min readSep 14, 2024

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Have you ever stopped to think, truly think, about who values you in your life? In a world where love seems so fleeting, so ephemeral, like a summer cloud that dissipates at the first gust of wind, can you recognize and value those who genuinely value you? This isn’t a rhetorical question. It’s a direct challenge to you, reader, to look deeply into your relationships.

How many times have you lost yourself in the pursuit of idealized love, chasing shadows and mirages, while ignoring those who were always there, holding you when you stumbled, laughing with you in your victories, crying with you in your defeats?

True love isn’t a firework that explodes in the sky and disappears in an instant. It’s a constant ember that warms without burning, that illuminates without blinding. But are you feeding that ember, or are you letting it slowly die?

Think about it for a moment. Who are the people in your life who are always there for you, regardless of the circumstances? Can you name them? And more importantly, when was the last time you showed them how much you value them?

How do you reciprocate that love?

Do you value it as much as you should?

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Mary Carter

I share candid reflections on love, sex, and life's ups and downs, no holds barred and no taboos.