Just some baggage
SOMETIMES we carry around baggage that we aren’t even aware of, and it isn’t until something goes wrong that we realise that the emotional scars left by others have somehow crippled us and made us somewhat stagnant in our present relationships.
The hurt and fear of being hurt can put us in a place where we’re unwilling to move forward as we seek to protect our hearts.
Do you hold back your love out of fear of being hurt?
Dianne, 32:
I think it is only natural to hold out and not give 100 per cent of your heart in a relationship.
Ricky, 35:
When I’m in a relationship, I’m in it to make it work. I’m not in it to stop a gap so I give my all. But if I see that my woman is not giving as much as I am, then I hold back on going over and beyond for her and at that point I’ll lose interest and, before you know it, I would have to end it.
Shenell, 27:
I can’t give my all until I see that the person I’m with has proven himself as worthy of my all.
Judy-Ann, 30:
It surely is a wait and see moment. I have to wait-and-see what this person is really about. It might take years before I give of myself. I have been in some bad relationships and it hurts to get hurt.
Wayne, 37:
If two broken people find themselves in a relationship, that relationship isn’t going anywhere because neither of them are going to put in the work needed to make the relationship work because they both can’t give of themselves completely to make it work. Damaged people need to be repaired before entering relationships.
