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How To Avoid Running Away From a Good Relationship
It all starts with accepting your fears but it doesn’t stop there.
A few months back, I broke up with my girlfriend. We had been going out for a year and a half, and things were getting serious. I was worried about a bunch of reasons and took the decision of breaking up. It was a tough choice to make because I was still in love with her.
As the months passed, I had the time to reflect on our relationship and the reasons I broke up with her. Come to think of it, most of them were details. I had run away from the greatest relationship I ever had.
Should have I done things differently? That’s a resounding “yes”. In a way, it’s too late now but you don’t have to make the same mistake.
Be aware of your baggage
Your past relationships weigh on you. Whether you’d like to admit it or not, you’re the person you are today because of your past relationships. Accept it and make it part of you once and for all.
That girlfriend who cheated on you, the one that dropped as if you were a bag of trash, the long-distance relationship you had, even that sex friend you had back then. Everybody left an impact on you. Often heavier than you’d like to accept.
