''If a girl enters my Life and loves me, I'll work on myself and grow in my career."

Suppose you resonate with the above statement and are willing to go forward with this plan towards this upcoming Valentine's 2024. Continue reading I have a short story for you.

There lived a boy named Loner with the same thought as mentioned above. According to his perspective, he got this because he had a lack of affection from his loved ones in his childhood.

So what the Loner did was he started to write a lot of love letters to his upcoming futuristic imaginary lover. It started from Day 1 and went up to 365 days making it a year of writing love letters which turned into a love book for him now.

Likewise, years passed for him expecting his love every Valentine Day having a thought that someday someone would propose to him. After a few years, a girl named Extro Sita who was his colleague's workmate turned out to have an interest in him and the same so from his side.

They started to hang out for dates to work on their relationship.

After a few days of dating Loner found out that he couldn't concentrate on his work, her girlfriend Extro Sita, or anyone else. Loner immediately called his girl and asked her for an outing.

They both went to a restaurant when Loner went to order food it was a self-serve hotel. A boy came up and spoke with the Extro Sita. Loner saw this and approached Extro Sita, Extro Sita introduced the loner to her friend but Loner was not comfortable there, loner left the place without talking with the Extro Sita or her friend.

Extro Sita called Loner many times but Loner didn't answer. After a while, Loner picked up the call and started to shout at Extro Sita for speaking with the other boy and again they met after a few days. Loner gave her the love book which he had written years back.

Extro Sita after reading the book left the place without even a word spell to Loner about the book's review. Loner got confused and tried to call Extro Sita many times but was unable to receive an answer from her.

After a few days, Extro Sita called Loner and called him for a meetup with her.

Loner had several doubts in his mind. Extro Sita told him to stay quiet for a few moments and just listen to her view of speech now.

The Extro Sita told Loner I finished reading your book in two days itself. Loner interrupted and asked, ''Oh really how was my love story, Do you accept now I love You more''.

Extro Sita stopped him and said, ''This book is not a love book or about me''.

When I speak try to listen and understand. On the other day, you just walked out assuming something in your head you didn't ask or try to receive what I was about to say.

Loner was shocked.

Extro Sita started speaking, ''Yes whatever you have written in this book is about the pain which you have undergone in your childhood like traumas, loneliness, lack of affection from parents, etc. And you're now expecting this much love and affection missed to be given by your parents and loved ones from me according to the way you like''.

Loner asked, ''How do you say that?''.

The Extro Sita girl asked '' Do you love yourself or How much do you know about yourself?''.

Loner said, ''Of course I love myself. about me, I guess I know ''.

Extro Sita said, ''If you love yourself that much, why are you trying to stop or control me from what I'm doing''.

Loner said,''I fear whether you might leave me''.

Extro Sita said,''If you behave in this manner surely I'll leave you''.

Loner asked,''What should I do now ?'', in a stumbling voice.

Extro Sita said,''First work on your self-love, self-work, set boundaries with loved ones around you ''.Then come to me so you will know how to respect yourself and others with you or around you''.

So, if you have read this far you would have come to know the importance of self-love to love someone you should love yourself first.

Or else it turns out to be a forced, controlled, or sacrificed love life for each other.

So, take this tip in your mind and plan your Valentine's Accordingly. Don't love because you feel lonely.

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