Respect..Demand It

It's funny how people can choose to hurt you intentionally and get a rise out of it. You can love someone dearly and give them your all& sometimes that never matters because they already have it set in their heart where they want you to be and whether or not they'd hurt you. In all reality, the key is to never give a person more than a second chance because anything after that exceeds their amount of chances. Giving them way more than they deserve will give them the idea that it's okay to keep up bad habits. People will only continue to do to you what you allow them to. If you allow them to disrespect you it'll continue as long as you allow. Respect is something you always want to have in the atmosphere and yes it is a mutual thing. Demand it, but at the same time give it. If someone doesn't respect you or treat you with the respect you deserve then they don't need to be in their life. Although they might not respect you, you don't have to disrespect them because that causes a bad habit and leaves no room for you to grow as a person.