It Doesn’t Matter What You Do; It Will Never Be Good Enough for an Insecure Man

If you try to please them, you will lose yourself in the process.

Desiree Peralta
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“I hate influencers; you better never even think about starting to make little videos or growing an Instagram account for the sake of our relationship,” Johnny said while scrolling through his feed.

By this point, we had known each other for four years but had only been dating for a few months. However, we already had the “trust” to say everything we liked and didn’t like about each other.

In his case, he doesn’t like me trying to stand out in front of people or my “stupid influencer dream” because I would get a lot of attention from men, and that’s not right.

When we first started dating, I was happy because I finally felt like I was with someone who was fully worth it. He had a career, he was always concerned about growing professionally, he was respectful, and we got along really well. We were in the same circle of friends, so I felt like we already knew each other and had the confidence to talk freely about making things right from the start.

But once we made things official, things started to be different. He wasn’t as happy with me joking around with our friends as I always had. He didn’t like me…

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Desiree Peralta
Desiree Peralta

Written by Desiree Peralta

Turning ideas into reality. Programmer by profession, Writer by passion. Finance and business advice. | Weekly money advice https://dessyperalt.substack.com/

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