You’ve been hurt so many times that when someone finally shows up with good intentions, you pause. Not because you don’t want it, but because you genuinely don’t know what to do with it. You hesitate, second-guess, replay their words in your head like they must mean something else. You’ve become so used to holding yourself together that the idea of someone actually caring, without a hidden reason, feels unfamiliar—almost suspicious.
You’ve gotten so good at surviving that you forgot what it’s like to simply be accepted. So when someone tries to love you gently, you pull back. Not because you want to push them away, but because part of you is still waiting for the moment it turns into something it’s not. You want to believe it’s real, but your guard gets there first. And in that space between what you need and what you fear, you freeze—because somewhere along the line, you stopped knowing how to receive what you deserve.
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