I have never been with any woman who was like any other woman I have been with. I never have and still don't have a fear of falling for someone based on my past. If it is there, l will go for it.

Do we control desire?
I fall forward every time. Then curse myself but without complete remorse because I believe.

Do we control desire?

I used to be more open, loving and trusting than I am now, very much so. It took a betrayal of the worst kind to change me. I honestly don't know if I will be capable in future of completely letting my guard down again, and I'm not so sure that's a bad thing.

Many challenges - but the final decision to love or not, is that of the individual. To let go . To feel what you feel regardless of the possible negative outcome.

What's the worst that can happen ? Your heart gets ripped up. But very few actually die of that - even though , for a time, they may feel like they want to. We live - we go on - often to love again.

When we are young, inexperienced, and with raging hormones we can sometimes delude ourselves into seeing things in a person that we want to see, but are not there. Such self-deception can cost us dearly. Reasoning people learn from their mistakes and do not repeat them.

I was in love

It's better to have pain than not to have ever felt the pure elation from love. Even as pain subsides the fondness in memory of love remains.

Every person is an individual in this world... Your past experiences have nothing to do with a new love... Often , people tend to stereotype men or women in general based on past experiences... But how many past relationships have you had to make such a generalization? Certain not thousands, not hundreds, maybe a few dozen? That wouldn't be scientific at all...

I wonder is there any value in running the script of past experience(s) in this matter. "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." William Shakespeare. Tis interesting to note that even love is likened to a game, a poor analogy.

Every experience of love is an opportunity to learn about yourself. This I'm understanding more and more, and being able to do that gives me more confidence moving forward. That being said, even the best possible potential partner means taking a chance. And that's all I got on this.

Fall in love and ask questions and deal with pain later. Because if you really think about it, just wondering if you should or shouldn't is pain in itself.

Go ahead. Fall in love. What do you have to lose? Nothing you can't gain back. Yeah, it might take longer, but live for the moment.