This Is How You Love Someone Who’s Been Hurt Before
Every person is the sum of all our experiences, pain included.
Or maybe I should say pain, most importantly. Because pain ends up leaving behind the deepest scars. Choosing to love is a vulnerable action; you open yourself up to someone new who then has all the ability to hurt you.
Sometimes, that vulnerability is met with people. Someone cheats or stops loving someone. The person left with a broken heart feels a mixture of emotions: sadness, confusion, and betrayal, just to name a few.
But most people don’t throw their hands in the air and exclaim they’re done with love. Eventually, they get back into the game. They try to find someone who won’t hurt them this time, but those memories of being hurt are etched into who they are.
Perhaps you’ve found yourself one of these people; someone who wants a healthy relationship with you but their memories make things difficult.
So how do you go about loving a person that’s been hurt? How do you move past the barriers they have built up to ensure that they won’t be hurt again? I’ll tell you right now: it’s a whole new ball game.
Choosing to be in a relationship with someone who is wary of love but wants it nonetheless can feel complicated. But what lies beyond the obstacles is a…
