Don’t mess this up.

[u/ShaduOfMine]

Just breathe. Take it slow.
Don’t go getting all up in your head about it.
Yes, It does feel good. There is something there. Just keep in mind what happened last time.
12 years is a long time away from someone you cared about.
Are they worthy of your trust after all these years?
Do you believe people can truly change for the better?
I’d like to think so.
Does that doubt and fear of deception favor your uncertainty?
There is nothing wrong with believing.
Welcoming it back, yet remaining cautious.

What do you bring for them to stay around?
Is it coming back in the same manner with certainty?
Clarity, please. Just this once.
Do not confused attraction with love.
Remember to speak your truth, and be okay with however it was received.
Maybe it’s just temporary and that’s okay.
You have momentum, but progression is still to be made.

Be patient, friend.
Do not bring cynicism into something that may be delicate and real.
Assumptions need to extinguished.
I believe what I see, not what I’m told.

You have came this far.
Suffered as you have.
Learned what was to be learned.
You still stand.
Strength is the product of resistance, hardship and loss.
And I see it in you.