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ThombD Posted 6 years ago
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Allow himself to

"Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option."

What does "Allow yourself" mean here?

Does it mean "Never allow someone to be your priority while making himself to do it is not your own choice."

—Mark Twain

  

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ThombD "Never allow someone to be your priority It means that you consider this person to be most important in your life. For example, suppose you have allowed George to be your priority. When George needs you and your mother needs you at the same time, you always will choose George first and let your mother wait.

  • ThombD "Never allow someone to be your priority It means that you consider this person to be most important in your life.
  • For example, suppose you have allowed George to be your priority.
  • When George needs you and your mother needs you at the same time, you always will choose George first and let your mother wait.
  • " It means that for the other person, you are not a priority, but a choice among many others.
  • For example, you have allowed George to consider you to be an option.
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ThombD"Never allow someone to be your priority

It means that you consider this person to be most important in your life.

For example, suppose you have allowed George to be your priority.

When George needs you and your mother needs you at the same time, you always will choose George first and let your mother wait.

ThombD
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I think this is probably the simplest way of paraphrasing it:

Don't make someone your best friend if they don't make you their best friend.

CJ

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