Yep, I've had this conversation before.

Guess huh, perception can be one hell of a crack bitch?

Yep. Especially if you're the one trying to convince the other that they're worthy of love.

ahhh, the old, old talking against a wall sensation. if the other one does not take it, you could move heaven and earth and it would be without effect until change of mind occurs. cruuuel.

For better or worse, I’ve done it often enough to get better at it.

Speaking to the choir there, Adrian. We all empathize!

I really feel those last 2 panels.

Better not. ...

Hang on, i feel akwardly late to realise, i AM having something strikingly similar going on!

Feeling that a lot rn myself >w<

Adrian's comment in Panel 6 is true enough. Still, nothing is more stabilizing than close friends.

As in, 'significant other' close... It definitely requires work from both sides.

One of those moments of "Accurate fact, wrong direction to take it."

One can be incompatible due to the lack of stability of one party. That is true. And that has to be addressed; sometimes, the person that is put together has to make the decision of when they need to fold it and walk away. Or, the person that is not put together needs to know when it's too much and take responsibility for what the person helping them is doing. Sometimes, a person helping doesn't know when to stop, either.

And sometimes, for the love of fuck, admitting a problem doesn't get you off the hook for it. If you are going to claim it is your fault, then you take responsibility and do something about it. Yes, it sucks, but the circle is only going to get more entrenched until you step out of it.

This HIT HARD

We have this problem as a society in many parts of the world where people correlate their value based on the things other people tell them are important. Relationships, jobs, financial success, etc.

Nothing's more important than learning to understand yourself. Figuring out what makes you happy, respecting yourself and others in order to grow as a person is what matters.
Too many good people with low self esteem because they allow others to convince them they're not "successful in the right ways". I wish they wouldn't allow that negativity into their hearts but everyone does it in some way. We just gotta get better at reminding ourselves what's really important.

EVERYONE has Issues.

Welcome to Life.

this hit a little close to home

This feeling of worthlessness...

It is way more familiar than I would like...

"No stability"?
Adrian, sweetie, Hilde can give you that.