By Teyhou Smyth — 2019
As adults, receiving love may feel scary, especially if you have been hurt in the past or have challenges with self-esteem.
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Love is not only difficult to find, but is even more challenging for many people to accept and tolerate.
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In the early months of every intimate relationship, the new partners of people-who-can’t-take-love-in feel they have scored a great person, someone who gives easily but doesn’t seem to require much in return.
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When you think of your mother, does your heart open with compassion or tighten with resentment? Do you allow yourself to feel her tenderness and care? The way we receive our mother’s love can be similar to how we experience love from a partner.