Voy a darte la misma cantidad de esfuerzo que tú me das a mí.

Desde que tengo uso de razón, Yo era el que cuidaba y amaba más en todas mis relaciones, incluidas las románticas.

Era la que se entregaba por completo a todos los hombres de mi vida y la que nunca se contenía.

Yo era la que amaba a cada hombre de mi vida con todo mi corazón, sin pensar nunca en las consecuencias o en si ese determinado hombre merecía mi amor.

I was the one who was always putting in more effort than the other side. And the one who always ended up begging for someone’s love and affection.

En consecuencia, siempre era yo la que acababa herida. La que siempre se quedaba atrás y a la que siempre le rompían el corazón.

And it’s time for that to end.

It’s about time for me to stop being a fool who gives her entire self to people who don’t deserve her. It’s about time for me to stop putting other people’s needs in front of my own.

Ya era hora de que dejara de despreciarme y sacrificarme por el bien de los demás.

About time for me to stop putting myself last and to stop prioritizing men who don’t deserve me.

And that is why I’m writing this to the man I will love next and to the man who will hopefully love me. To the man who will enter my life and who will knock me off my feet.

Yes, I’ve been hurt in the past. The truth is that I’ve been through a lot but I’ve also learned a lot.

And I am not here to tell you that I’ll be carrying my carga emocional en nuestra relación.

No, you won’t be paying for someone else’s mistakes. I won’t be a heartless bitch and I will never treat you like crap just because others from my past did the same to me.

You know, with time, I’ve understood some things.

I am not a little girl anymore. I know very well what I want from life and I have some strong deal-breakers. And I know even better what I don’t want.

This is not me telling you that I will ask you for much. I don’t need you to pamper me.

I don’t need you to disregard your life for my sake and I don’t expect to become the center of your universe.

I don’t need you to chase me, while I play hard to get. I don’t need you to buy me expensive gifts or to spoil me in any other way.

I don’t expect you to obey me or to blindly follow my lead. I don’t want you to love me any more than I love you.

Sólo quiero que me trates con respeto y aprecio. Sólo quiero que me tomes en serio a mí y a nuestra relación.

Sólo quiero que ambos invirtamos la misma cantidad de tiempo y energía en ello. Quiero que ambos tengamos el deseo de hacer que las cosas funcionen.

So please, don’t expect me to treat you any differently than the way you treat me. Don’t expect me to give you my entire self if you don’t choose to do the same.

Don’t expect me to act like I am beneath you in any sense. Don’t expect me to put up with you emotionally abusing or manipulating me.

Don’t expect me to stay by your side if you decide to cheat on me or if you willingly put me at the bottom of your priority list.

Don’t expect me to chase you because that is the last thing I want to do.

Don’t expect me to beg for your love. Don’t expect me to compete for your attention with anyone else.

Don’t expect me to be the only one who’ll make sacrifices for the sake of our relationship while you are never ready to make a compromise.

Don’t expect me to put up with you being a self-centered egomaniac.

And finally, don’t expect me to love you while you don’t give a damn about me.

Recuerda, la única manera de que los dos tengamos un relación sana y madura es estar en igualdad de condiciones.