The more you show up for people, the more they take your presence for granted. You become so dependable, so available and so used to putting in the effort that they forget you need to feel appreciated too. There’s a quiet sadness in being the person everyone can count on but rarely thinks to check on. The one who makes time for others but wonders whether anyone would make the same effort for you. People don’t realise how much you brought into their lives until you stop showing up the way you always did. But you shouldn’t have to disappear to make someone recognise your worth. You shouldn’t have to become distant, stop caring or withdraw your love just to find out whether it mattered. You deserve the kind of love that appreciates your presence while you’re still there, not the kind that only recognises your value after you’re gone.