More Was Never the Answer

More Was Never the Answer

By Nick Aitoro

When I’ve heard someone say, “I’m not enough for you,” I’ve always tried to reassure them that they were enough. But lately, I’ve been wondering—was that really my place?

Over this past year, I believed it was. I went out of my way to prove it, to show them they were worthy, valued, and loved. But no matter what I did, it never seemed to be enough. In my head, I kept thinking: I could do more, say more, be more.

But the truth is—I couldn’t. I couldn’t do more, I couldn’t say anything differently, and I couldn’t become something I wasn’t.

It took losing the love of a lifetime to realize it was never about me. I was trying to help in the wrong way—trying to fix something that wasn’t mine to fix.