4/Or the lack of reciprocity and emotional intelligence to sustain them. We are more than what people extract from us or expect us to be for them, aren’t we? I know what I bring to the table every day, so I understand why someone might gravitate toward me. 

But because I value myself, I don’t have to consent to any extraction unless you also nourish my mind, body, soul, or serve as a light in my darkness. You seek me, but do I seek you?