To truly have a healthy relationship, you must be willing to start again not by pretending that the past didn’t happen, but by finding closure in the wounds, humbling yourself enough to apologize in the big and little things, and allowing grace to heal what you thought didn’t have solution. Let love be the foundation, one that is patient in healing, kind in conflict, slow to anger, quick to forgive, and strong enough to love deeply without resentment. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8.
I still remember being stuck in that toxic house… everything felt so heavy. But then he’d call, every time, like he just knew. His voice was my escape, my calm in the chaos. For those few minutes, the noise faded. Him my safe space, my gentle reminder that love could feel soft. My sweet, sweet lover boy.