Why do people live their lives through their past

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United States
June 29, 2009 8:52am CST
When you start a new relationship with someone who has been hurt or who has hurt and is tried of all the pain, what do you do when you want to love that person and let that person know that you are not like those people in his past and that you can make his life a hundred times better than its ever been. I believe that I can make this man the happiest man in the world and if he would just allow me to love him the way i want to then we can do anything together. The things in your past are gone and you cant change them with the people in your present for your future that is not how it works you have to trust that this new person in your life isn't going to hurt you like the others in your past and believe that they will understand that you are special and that you think they are special and with each other nothing is impossible.
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@Jezebella (1446)
• United States
30 Jun 09
Our pasts make up who we are and sometimes there are things in our pasts that are hard to deal with. I know there are things in my past that has made me different and act differently in relationships. The guy I am seeing is allowing his past relationship to make him paranoid and constantly question me which makes it hard. Sure we can't change the past, but we can change how it effects us.
@meandmy3 (2227)
• United States
29 Jun 09
Sometimes the only thing we can do is step back and let the person get over what ever is holding them back and give them time to get over the troubles they are going through. It is hard to do that but pressuring him will not bring him around, and maybe if you step back and give him time to see what he is missing he will come around.