When my boyfriend got sick, he asked me to stay with him during his recovery. Though we’d only been together a year, I cared deeply. I brought him soup, medicine, and stayed by his side to make him comfortable.
But one night, instead of gratitude, he said, “Most girls wouldn’t do this.” When I replied I wasn’t most girls, he added, “I think you’re trying to prove you deserve me, not because you care.”
That broke me. I didn’t respond and left quietly the next morning—not out of anger, but sadness. I wasn’t there to earn his love; I was there because I already gave it.
We talked later, and he apologized, but the damage was done. I realized that no matter how much you give, it’s not enough if the other person doubts they deserve it.
Now I know you can’t pour love into someone who treats it like a transaction.
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