there gets to a point where you're ready to love again.
unfortunately for me it wasn't the most ideal of situations. never are they ever in my life. i had a headstart in handling heartbreak. she is in shambles. which is a whole lot of work for me. a new romance shouldn't carry this much stress in the beginning. it should be fun, it should be carefree. of all the possibilities, i just had to gravitate to the path of most resistance.
but i could imagine it being much tougher for her. i hate any form of falling out, especially those from long standing relationships. with everyone i've helped, my recommendation was to always stick to the person no matter how hard it is. because all relationships are imperfect. to some degree they will be toxic. but love isn't about perfection. it's about having it in the both of you to work things out when it gets pretty damn tough.
look at me, preaching this crap despite not having a decent reason to give up on a previous love. nor have i had any way of proving to myself that i won't make the same mistakes. i guess i'm just coming from a place of all hope... renewed hope.
and it will always spring eternal.
