Being Vulnerable to receive Love

I wanted to share something from my heart. I’m still on a healing journey. I’m currently in a relationship that’s been going strong for three months (at the time when I wrote this blog). But yesterday… I wanted to leave.

Not because he did anything wrong. Not because of red flags. But because of anxiety and fear—because this feels too real. Too safe. And in my past, safety was never the norm. Heartbreak was. So my mind tried to protect me from something that might go wrong, simply because that’s all I’ve ever known.

He noticed. He looked at me and gently asked, “What’s wrong?” And the way he responded—his patience, his calm, his willingness to stay and reassure me—helped me. It helped me feel safe. For the first time in a long time, someone was willing to fight for me.

I’m sharing this to encourage you: healthy love does exist. And yes, at first, it may feel uncomfortable. It may feel unfamiliar. That’s okay. Sometimes we’ve gone so long without it or never had it—that when it shows up, we don’t recognize it.

But trust this one day, the right person will come. The one who sees your pain, understands your past, and still chooses to love you through it, not in spite of it.

-Chantelle aka Telle