@your.betterself: "You can't force them to make more effort by giving them what they don't aready appreciate" More checking in, more explaining, more planning and more understanding does not create reciprocity. It often just teaches them that you will carry the relationship alone. Effort has to be chosen, not earned through exhaustion. #onesidedrelationship #relationshipadvice #selfworth #boundaries #relationshippatterns #healthyrelationships #emotionalconnection #relationshiphealing #datingadvice