part of protecting your essence involves keeping some of the good things that happen to you, to you. choosing to be selective about the ears you allow to listen to your truth, exercising discernment where your energy is misunderstood, moving in silence if it preserves your peace.
Single or not...married or not.. you STILL have to learn to love yourself, survive by yourself, heal by yourself and protect yourself. No relationship can guarantee that because no relationship is guaranteed