to love again...

@pwang41 (134)
Philippines
March 26, 2010 11:11am CST
is it such a big risk to take to love again after having your heart break from the person you thought is the one for you?i had my heart break from the guy i have love almost all my life that it took me quite a long time to heal. i've been wondering how to allow myself to open up to the possibility of loving again? can a new love totally heal what was broken?
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3 responses
• United States
26 Mar 10
Do not go into another relationship expecting the new one to heal the old one. You have to heal yourself by yourself first so that you can approach a new interest as a whole person. If you continually just put a band aid on the wound and don't let it heal completely before opening it up to the elements, its going to fester and get infected. You don't want that. I understand it's easier to just allow someone into your life to take your mind off what the other person has done to you, but truly, you should wait until you are completely ready. We were just discussing this in group therapy and I completely agree with the the therapist said. In case you are wondering, what I just wrote is what she said. Fix yourself first if you're broken, don't expect something or somebody else to do it for you or they most likely will fix you up wrong.
@pwang41 (134)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
thank you for advise. now i can really say that i'm really over him. what concerns me is that will i be able to take the risk of falling in love again? my tendency now a days is when a guy shows that he likes me more than a fiend, i tend to distance myself to that person. what will i do?
@mz_Ira (1090)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
You would always be in a situation that a guy likes you... It is hard to feel like that as I once was in your shoes before. When a guy says or shows he likes you-- your in doubt that maybe this person only says or show it but deep inside its not really like that. The best way is let him show you that he likes you and you my dear-- keep it cool. Get to know him more so that when you already know hi personality; you can determine whether he really is what he shows or says. By the time you know him, you will know if you are ready for a new love life.
• Philippines
6 Apr 10
i know it is too hard to love again or to trust someone after a heartbreak or a broken relationship. But you have no choice but to move on and forget the past, the hurt and the betrayal. As what they say time heals all wounds. In my case, my friends did help a lot during the time when i was really so down because of a failed relationship. I dated guys whom my friends recommended and it helps a lot. All i can advice you is try to go out or hang out with your friends, have a date or ask your friend to arrange a date for you. It will be a great help on your part.
@mz_Ira (1090)
• Philippines
26 Mar 10
new love can mean a new hope and inspiration but sometimes we think things will turn out as expected which are not actually because things come and go the least we know it. Moving on is the best solution you can do before entering into a new relationship. Being in a new relationship while you have not fully recovered from your past would be unfair for your new special someone. It is not nice to know if your other half uses or depend on you for him to recover from being heart broken right? And it is hard to say that you would definitely love the person back as much as the person feels for you. To heal your heart, why not give yourself time--it does not matter how much as long as you can reflect to yourself. Focus on yourself. Do not forget that in this world there are things we cannot have in life whether our heart says. You broke up because it means that you two are not meant for each other and that there is someone for you out there that's meant to be with you. Cheer up my friend and stay strong.. Move on and keep living like normal