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Healing While Dating: Is It Even Possible?
Insight
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2 hrs agoI knew I wasn’t ready… but I didn’t want to be alone either.
That was the truth I kept tucked away.
When he came into my life, I saw kindness, patience, and someone willing to love me — even with my scars. But deep down, I knew I hadn’t healed. Not completely.
I was carrying a lot — disappointments, fears, unspoken hurt — and I thought maybe being with someone would help me forget. Maybe love would silence the pain.
At first, it worked. His presence distracted me. His words made me feel seen. But with time, the truth crept back in. I started pulling away. Not because I didn’t care, but because the version of me he deserved hadn’t fully come alive yet.
One night, after a long phone call, I cried.
Not because of anything he did, but because I knew I was using love to cover wounds I hadn’t addressed. That wasn’t fair — to him or to myself.
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Dating while healing is possible — but it’s not easy.
It takes maturity. It takes truth.
You need to know when your heart is asking for help, not love.
I’ve learned that healing is not something someone else can do for you.
You can be loved, yes. But no one can walk into your mind and fix what’s broken.
You have to want to face it. Sit with it. Grow from it.
And sometimes, the most loving thing you can do — for both of you — is to step back, heal, and return whole.
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