You must forge your own happiness before you can expect someone else to give you it, or you will not receive it from others, even if they try. I learned that my sadness and loneliness was a perspective issue. I was never alone. I had friends and family

But I ignored my friends and family because I thought romantic relationships for the end all be all for happiness. I was blinded to the love I already had all around me. When I realized that, when I realized that I could be happy on my own, that's when I became happier