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Only date your equals or better; peace out, fixer-uppers
They couldn’t, and they never did.
Thankfully, I’ve always been blessed with self-motivation, so I progressed in life with every single person I dated, whether they were challenging me or not.
My issue was I wanted to develop in others a similar work ethic as me and possess a tenacious drive for personal development, which is just not going to happen.
A person either has it, or they don’t.
When I finally started asking people how they challenge the people they date, I knew I was a different person.
I used to be addicted to the fixer-upper, but I was no longer seeking fixer-uppers or settling.
Peace out, fixer-uppers.
Fix yourself.
Was I perfect? No, and I never will be.
But only dating my equals is a lot less tiring, more rewarding, and less stressful.
It gets old when you’re doing productive things in life while the other person spends most of their free time watching tv or doing nothing of considerable value.
Countless hours thrown away every single day?
Can’t do it.
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