Can someone love again after being hurt?
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Can someone love again after being hurt?
| Tue, 09-21-2004 - 5:18pm |
I am with the father of my second child, and I have known him for years before we got together. He was a married man and his ex-wife cheated on him then abandoned him, and his two children. He has been alone for five years (dating here and there but never something serious). Then we hooked up and VERY early in our relationship I got pregnant. We both panicked, and I broke up with him (I was confused) he stayed away for some time (he said he was a coward), we worked out our differences and he has been an active father in my child’s life. Recently for the past for months we have decided to try dating exclusively again. This is his first real relationship in a long time and well to make the long story short and to get to my question, I have grown to love this man, and admire him like no other, sure he has his faults, but he has a good heart, and he is a great dad. I recently told him how I felt, and unfortunately he does not feel as strongly. He says he cares for me, and I am very important to him, more than I even realize, and whenever he is with me he is very happy, but he feels he can never trust anyone therefore to him if there is no trust how can there be love. He wants to still be with me and see if maybe with time things will change, but that is how he feels right now. Do you think someone being hurt that much could ever love again, or am I setting myself up for a heartache.
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| Tue, 09-21-2004 - 5:41pm |
At least you are dating exclusively and have a level of committment. I think you should be patient with him. He probably does love you he just can't admit that right now. Because, then he will be admitting the vulnerabilities that go along with that. Take things one day at a time and appreciate every moment instead of worrying about what isn't the way you want it. In time, things will work out.
