I suffered a brutal divorce, my ex really took me out mentally. I felt the same way about any type of romance for about a decade...how could they, it's all a lie, what bullshit, etc. I couldn't move past it, I thought. I'd love to say my heart was healed with new romance, but it wasn't. It has mostly healed in an even more spectacular way. I learned to love myself when I was by myself. I guess you could say it is a romance with myself. I still am a little bitter from the catastrophic betrayal, but I'm working really hard, with the help of an amazing professional, to get to the point where I feel like someone would accept and appreciate my love, and that I might be able to trust the world again.
Thank you for this, Meghan. I couldn't agree more. Learning to love myself, and also learning to be happy by myself, has been one of the healthiest things I've done.
I suffered a brutal divorce, my ex really took me out mentally. I felt the same way about any type of romance for about a decade...how could they, it's all a lie, what bullshit, etc. I couldn't move past it, I thought. I'd love to say my heart was healed with new romance, but it wasn't. It has mostly healed in an even more spectacular way. I learned to love myself when I was by myself. I guess you could say it is a romance with myself. I still am a little bitter from the catastrophic betrayal, but I'm working really hard, with the help of an amazing professional, to get to the point where I feel like someone would accept and appreciate my love, and that I might be able to trust the world again.
Thank you for this, Meghan. I couldn't agree more. Learning to love myself, and also learning to be happy by myself, has been one of the healthiest things I've done.