Did you gain anything out of your past relationships?

Have you become cynical and bitter from them or grateful and thankful for them ?

Or do you feel you haven’t gained anything from them ?

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4meAndyou · F

I think I have become somewhat cynical, for sure. I have definitely learned that love dies very hard, and I have learned that I have no wisdom when it comes to falling in love with the wrong person.

Stark

@4meAndyou I wonder if instead being cynical if we’re really just expected to be a bit more observant and realistic when it comes to love. I think I was really cynical and bitter for a long time but I’m more of grateful now I feel I gained a lot out of it even though the outcome didn’t feel like it.

4meAndyou · F

@Stark My relationship with the 3rd ex (the last ex) was wonderful for a long time. I lived a lifetime with him, and grew up with him, and eventually learned to struggle for my own independence while being crushed. I even learned to lie down and wish I was dead for a while. And then I learned I can't stay down. I learned to measure my own strength, and astonish myself.