This episode is simple but important: be good to the people who love you. No one is required to stay in your life, no matter how much they care about you. If you can’t communicate, if you refuse to compromise, and if you mistreat the people who show up for you, they will eventually leave.

Love isn’t enough if it’s not backed up by respect and effort. Manipulation might work for a while, but it won’t keep someone who’s tired of being hurt. If someone is choosing to love you, choose to treat them right.

Let’s talk about it.