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Being loved or being Needed?

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Jun 26, 2026
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The Difference Between Being Needed and Being Loved

There is a quiet kind of confusion that many of us carry into adulthood without ever realizing it. We mistake being indispensable for being cherished. We believe that if someone depends on us enough, they must love us deeply. We become the person who remembers birthdays, solves crises, absorbs difficult…

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