The Cruelty of Innocence

Were you a heartbreaker? Did it ever even cross your mind that you might leave a trail of broken hearts behind you?

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Yes, I've always left who I was with. Always with many tears before and knowing I had to. No matter the tears flowing from my eyes, so if I'm the heartbreaker it was never without heart or consciousness as you allude towards.

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SchoolBelle · 61-69, F

@awildsheepschase I accept that entirely and respect it.

Had your response not touched me, in return, I would probably not have commented on it.

awildsheepschase

@SchoolBelle It's understood, thank you, I know little presence and profile will make many question, I'm used to it. But I have been harassed in the past here, and this is my way of keeping what friends I had without those aspects. I hope I was thoughtful in responses to the original topic.

SchoolBelle · 61-69, F

@awildsheepschase Yes, your response - and this conversation - have been engaging.

JayneX · 51-55, F

Not at all. When I was younger I was rather frumpy and unattractive, and boys weren't interested in me (apart from a few who just wanted sex)
But on two occasions since then, men have confessed to me that they had a crush on me all those years ago, but didn't have the courage to do anything about it.

SchoolBelle · 61-69, F

@JayneX Do you wish now that you had known then?

JayneX · 51-55, F

@SchoolBelle that's a very good question! I would have to say no, because I had a crush on another lad so I wasn't really interested in those boys who had a crush on me. If I'd known how they felt, it wouldn't have made any difference.

SchoolBelle · 61-69, F

@JayneX Very understandable!

FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

If I did, it was their fault for not telling me how they felt. They broke their own hearts.

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FoxyQueen · 51-55, F

@SchoolBelle I don't want to blame shyness because that seems unfair. Shy people have a huge hurdle to get over. But those who didn't out of fear, they could have shown some courage.

SchoolBelle · 61-69, F

@FoxyQueen Cowardice, then? I think I would rather characterise a person as shy than as a coward.

And, to be fair, I meant normal, social shyness, not as a pathological condition.