'I deserve better' : 34 Times Women Realized They Deserve More Than the Bare Minimum

Breakups are never easy. The process of letting go of someone you care about can be painful and incredibly heartbreaking. But sometimes, a breakup is necessary to help you realize your worth and what you truly deserve in a relationship.

It's not uncommon for people to settle for less than they deserve in a relationship. But once the breakup happens, you start to see things from a different perspective. You begin to recognize the ways in which you compromised your own needs and desires in order to keep the relationship going. You start developing a newfound sense of self-worth and confidence. You begin to understand that you don't need a no-good man to make you happy and definitely not to complete you. 

With that being said, we present to you 34 lightbulb moments where women realized that they deserve so much better than their current relationship has to offer. Use these stories as lessons learned!

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