I used to think men didn’t take me seriously because I was too much.

Too emotional.
Too expressive.
Too soft.
Too available.

So I tried to be easier to keep. And all it got me was easily replaced.

Here’s what actually changed everything:

I stopped turning my boundaries into apologies.
“No” became a sentence instead of a paragraph.

Men started listening differently.

I quit trying to be the “cool girl.”
I stopped laughing through discomfort just to be liked.

If being myself made someone uncomfortable, I finally let that be their problem.

I confused chemistry for commitment.
Desire for devotion.

When I slowed down, the unserious men disappeared.
And I didn’t chase them.

I stopped replying just because it was late and quiet.
Loneliness had been choosing for me.

Peace chooses better.

If I have to decode you, you’re not for me.
Mixed signals stopped exciting me.
Effort became the bare minimum.

Men didn’t change.
I did.

And suddenly I wasn’t being desired and discarded.
I was being respected.

Men take you seriously when you stop negotiating your worth.

Which one did you stop tolerating first? Comment the number below. Let’s talk.

Sincerely, Rose