Being Vulnerable Is a Good Thing — Let Me Explain Why
It doesn’t make you weaker, it makes you stronger.
I met him when we were in our early-20s through a dating app… as most beginnings to love stories in the 21st century. I quickly found myself asking, “Where has this man been all my life?” He was that person that could turn the most horrible situation into one that was pleasant in an instant. He had this charisma about him that lit up the room. Everyone loved being around him because of his contagious and electric personality. Not to mention the most beautiful eyes that could swallow you whole. I continuously found myself getting lost in them and his smile — a half-grin short and sweet so that he wouldn’t give me his all I’d always keep yearning for more and more of him.
I had just come out of an abusive relationship that wore me down to the core. I was questioning many things when I first met him. I was trying not to seem so damaged and lost, and I didn’t want to make it easy to take advantage of myself. I was also so scared and worried that I would bring too much baggage and eventually be too much for him. I didn’t want to lose him so quickly because of my past and its “add-on’s”.
Weeks turned to months and to my surprise we were still together.
