It seems like these days, everyone comes with some sort of baggage, and who can blame them? Dating is harder than ever before, but one of the biggest challenges is finding love when someone labels you as “damaged goods.” Sometimes the people with the most broken heart are the ones worth loving the most. Here’s why you should love the damaged girl:
- We own our imperfections. We’ve reached the point where we know our flaws like the back of our hands. We know we might be insecure at times because of what we’ve been through, and we’re working on it. Our hearts have weathered storms relentlessly to get back to a place where we feel we can try again. We won’t deny that we’ve been hurt or that it’s harder for us to trust, but we’re trying to own up to our issues so that you know about them and can hopefully understand us better.
- We’re constantly working on ourselves. We know we have things to work on, so we’re always striving to be better versions of ourselves. This is true about how we live, how we date and how we love. We know that what we’ve done in the past didn’t work, so we’ll try new ways to be better, but we’ll still always stay true to ourselves in the process. Our hearts are not only worth protecting and strengthening, they’re also worth giving to the right man who will accept us for who we are now, imperfections and all.
- We’re willing to trust even though we’ve been betrayed. The honest truth is that we’ve probably been screwed over a lot in the past, but despite being given every reason not to trust anyone ever again, we choose to try with you. We’re optimistic that one day, someone will be come along and be different, and maybe that person is you. We don’t know yet, and we know that it might turn out to be like every other heartache before, but we’re still willing to jump even if it means we might sink later.
- We’re strong. No woman is stronger than the one who’s seen her fair share of pain. We’ve built our resilience from our tears, our struggle, our imperfections, and our fears. We won’t ever give up the fight for love and if we feel like we’ve finally found someone worthy of it, we’ll never take it for granted, and we’ll never stop trying to make our future together the best it can be.
- We’ve loved before. We know what love is because we’ve been there and had it before, which is what brought us to this damaged place to begin with. The fact that we’ve been in relationships and know what it takes to build a solid foundation only proves we’re capable of being open with our hearts. Our old wounds cause us to build better roots for the future, because we know what it takes to make our homes feel safe and secure, without unnecessary drama or destruction.
- We take risks. We know that anyone who dates us is taking just as big of a risk as we are, because loving someone who has scars from their past isn’t easy. But as long as you’re staying, we’re still trying, and although we might not be the most perfect or confident women up front, accepting that we come with some amount of damage will only make us work harder to be the best and strongest version of ourselves. We’ll love you endlessly for giving us that chance.
