Being able to openly and freely give love is a truly liberating feeling. I shouldn’t feel guilty for feeling intimacy or affection towards one person more than another. I had been deprived of love for so long throughout my entire adulthood, and I never had a very loving relationship with my parents as a child. It’s just so much easier to put down my walls and be open to love than to close myself off to it. Why should I isolate myself when I want to connect with other people and give and receive love? That’s just bizarre. If I have love to give, other people should benefit from it as well. I already love myself, fully, completely. I know who I am, I know what I want in my life and my relationships and future. I’m not actively seeking anyone out but if I feel a connection, why shouldn’t I dig deeper into it? Why are people so judged for moving on quickly when they were in the wrong relationship to begin with? Break ups happen because there is the realization of the end. The end of possibilities for the relationship. And they are also the beginning of a new path. A new open door. When one door closes, another opens.

I’m not going to let anyone shame me for feeling a connection to someone and simply getting to know someone. We are humans and humans are made to love one another. We survive off each other’s kindness, empathy, love, compassion, and the relationships we build. Our own happiness is directly related to the health of our interpersonal relationships.