"Bottom line, you can't base your self-esteem around someone else. You have to learn that your happiness should be wholly represented by things you do in your life.
Just take care of yourself. Focus on your work and getting back to school. Even people in love can't base who they are on who they're with. That's not the way it's supposed to be. It's the best way I've seen to go about things, so that's how I want to do it. I can never tell you to live under this same philosophy, because it's arrogant for me to express that it's the best one for you.
Either way, its more powerful when you realize things for yourself. Otherwise, you are more likely to lose long term commitment to what you need to do. But, just focus on making yourself happy; being healthier and motivated on your own shit."