Is it okay to fight for someone you love?

Love is essential in a relationship, but that love means nothing without respect. And while you can fight to make someone stay or to make someone happy, you can’t fight for another person’s respect — that has to be earned, and you can’t earn it if you partner refuses to give it to you.

Why is every day a battle?

Every day is a battle because there are things that must be accomplished. The world will not hold still and time waits for no one. Just because we don’t feel like working or progressing doesn’t mean we should cast aside our goals.

Why do I pick fights?

We are so caught up in pleasing others and being what others want— a.k.a. codependency— that we have long lost a sense of self. We also don’t feel enough self-esteem to feel our needs are worthy of being met, so resort to getting them passively aggressively — by picking fights.

What does it mean to fight for things?

But I know fighting for things can be hard. Fighting for things means putting your ego aside and admitting that this is important to you. It means embarrassing yourself or maybe hurting yourself in the process. But isn’t that the point of life?

Is fighting for things the point of living?

However, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that fighting for things is the whole point of living. In a world in which nothing is handed to you (unless you’re Paris Hilton), the only way to get what you want is to fight for it and the only way to figure out what’s important to you is to see what you’re willing to fight for.

How do you fight for the life you imagined for yourself?

Only you can fight for the life you imagined for yourself. Do not let anyone hold you back, put you in a corner or tell you that you can’t have that type of life. Your life is yours and if you want to be rich, famous or live in Africa, then do it.

Is it worth it to fight for someone you don’t know?

Whether they love you back or not, fight for them. This may be the hardest fight of all, especially when you are fighting for people who don’t know they love you yet. But love is one of the only things worth living for.