Your first love left you with disappointment, fears, but also various insights from which you learned a lot. Now you know that love is not eternal, that love dies and is born.
You feel happy, because you were afraid that you would never fall in love again.
Now your eyes are open. You know what to expect, you are no longer naive. You are aware of the risks that a new relationship will bring. You know how painful it was when you had your heart broken and how long it took to heal it. You've lost faith in love, and the person you're going to trust and love again will have to be someone worth the risk.
When you first fell in love, you thought you'd never feel better, that you were the one and only, and that you'd never have to look for someone else because he was perfect. Now you know, your journey has ended and life goes on.
You know that no love is perfect, because no man is perfect either. Sometimes people are different than you think they are, but you did everything you knew how to love him. For you, love is yes you give yourself completely to someone without a fig in your pocket.
You know that love is greater than fleeting feelings.
You stay calm during fights, you don't care about winning anymore, but solving problems and making sure that it makes things work better between you and that you react differently next time.
You realize that you need someone by your side who you will still love when they are gone hormones and butterflies gone, and that you will be ready to make an effort for him, to give myself to him and love him endlessly.
You no longer share personal things on social networks, you don't have to prove yourself to others. Love is only yours, it is in you.
You know you're not perfect, but you're trying to improve.
Now you fall in love more slowly and deliberately. You are not in a hurry in a relationship with anyone. You want to love the right person.
You like to be in the arms of your home, you don't want to show off, but only enjoy and live love with him.
You are with someone who adds value to your life, someone who is mature and offers you much more than just one-time entertainment.
You realize why certain bad things happened.
Your first love broke you down, but you are grateful for that love, because as painful as that experience was, you are now a better person. You have grown to be able to love him and yourself, and in the right way!
