I don’t want to be fooled or let myself get exploited. It doesn’t feel good.
This is the crux of your issue: you don’t want to be hurt, so you’re trying to logic your way out of love. If you maintain this reservation, you will never let down your guard and let others see you for who you really are.
No one can define love for you (it’s been tried for all of mankind, no one has succeeded). You define love for yourself.
Either you will allow yourself to be vulnerable around people you trust and have an affinity for, or you won’t.
Determining your path will take time and experimentation.
This is the crux of your issue: you don’t want to be hurt, so you’re trying to logic your way out of love. If you maintain this reservation, you will never let down your guard and let others see you for who you really are.
No one can define love for you (it’s been tried for all of mankind, no one has succeeded). You define love for yourself.
Either you will allow yourself to be vulnerable around people you trust and have an affinity for, or you won’t.
Determining your path will take time and experimentation.
I think I already did that clearly but I didn’t continue on those paths