Love, they say is a beautiful thing but what happens when the person you love does not love you the way you do? Most people fail to recognize a one-sided love and even when they do, they ignore it!!! When we love people, we overlook their flaws but the person you have undying love for refuses to let go of some things like bad attitudes, exes and the list goes on. You, on the other hand gives excuses on their behalf 'As long as he loves me, I can manage', 'he doesn't love her the way he loves me'.
A person who truly loves you will want to be a better person for you, a person who wants a long term relationship with you will be willing to get rid of all side attractions. You change your whole being just to please your partner, he loves soccer so you decide to start loving it too or she loves basket ball, you start loving it too but that person refuses to take up any of your hobbies, he/she hates the movies you see and the songs you listen to but you are willing to go to the end of the world just to please the person. A one-sided love can break you more because you think of the times you have dedicated to that person, taking up the person's hobbies and neglecting yours.
You should not try to be the 'perfect' one, just be you, let them love you for who you really are not who you try to be. Being someone else is pretty hard but most people go through the stress to please people who cannot leave their comfort zones just to prove to you that they love you. They tell you they love you but their actions prove otherwise but you continue the toxic relationship just because they say they love you. A person who truly loves you would go extra miles just to prove to you how much he/she cares not just by saying the word. Love heals, love gives, love sacrifices, love never cheats.
"It's not by words, not by what you say but by what you do."