September 28, 2009
- Respect yourself and others will respect you, too.
Dear Mrs. Figgins:
I really like this guy in school. We’re both 17. He and I dated but I broke if off when I thought I wanted to date another guy, so I was stupid.
I really want to start dating him again but he doesn’t want to. Even though he’s not seeing anyone else, he says just wants to be friends with me.
I’ll never let him go if I get him back. How do I do this and have him respect me?
Dear Wanting Respect:
In life you can’t expect anyone to respect you, until you first have respect for yourself.
He obviously doesn’t want to risk taking another chance on you. This ship has left.
Starting from this day forward don’t worry about “forever”, it will come soon enough. Think about today and the days in front of you.
Think about the kind of woman you want to become. Think about the kind of example you want to set someday for your children. Children learn by example.
Take time to decide what you want out of life. Even if your course changes along the way, your principles and core values should remain steady in the face of any storm.
Begin by making your education top priority. Work on being light and fun, it really will become a habit. Men love and respect smart women, and they really like women they laugh with. They don’t like clingy and desperate.
You’ll see that if you focus on the things I have just mentioned, you will have all the possibilities in the world for a wonderful life.
Mrs. Figgins
Advice, Love, Relationships
