{"id":1178627,"date":"2025-12-24T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/?p=1178627"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:43:04","slug":"if-youre-afraid-to-be-fully-and-deeply-loved-then-leave-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/marisa-donnelly\/2025\/12\/if-youre-afraid-to-be-fully-and-deeply-loved-then-leave-2\/","title":{"rendered":"If You\u2019re Afraid To Be Fully And Deeply Loved, Then Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019re hesitant to know how I feel about you, if you\u2019re skeptical of what could bloom and grow between us, if you\u2019re holding back at every touch, every word, every laugh\u2014then leave.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re afraid to feel my fingers find their home between the spaces of yours, if you\u2019re scared of the way I put my head softly against your chest, if you\u2019re nervous at how I slowly, but deliberately let myself open to you\u2014then go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not have time for a man who does not appreciate my energy, who does not want to give his energy in return. I do not wish to waste my heart on someone who doesn\u2019t see the passion I have for him, the way I am stepping into our love with no fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love is a terrifyingly beautiful thing\u2014two souls decide to choose one another, to fight, to believe. And I choose you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you\u2019re going to stand there, holding me at arm\u2019s length, if you\u2019re going to watch from a distance as I try to peel back my layers, as I whisper stories from my past, as I reach forward, beckoning you in\u2014then what\u2019s between us will never become anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am so sick of fragile hearts. I\u2019m so tired of the way people push away anything real because they\u2019re too damn scared of falling down. I\u2019m over people standing behind their pain saying they can\u2019t trust because they\u2019ve been hurt before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m so sick of people using their fear as an excuse not to feel. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I want to love, and love fully. I want to give all of me to someone and watch us build an incredible story with our own hands. I want to share pieces of my life, my heart, my soul, and see the man I\u2019ve opened to doing the same in return. I want to be bold, and wild, and take leaps of faith because that\u2019s the foundation of all we could be<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to spend my life waiting, wishing for a \u2018could be.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you\u2019re not ready to give me the same in return; if you\u2019re not willing to step out for me, to take my hand and be a partner, a lover, a best friend; if you\u2019re not excited about the possibilities, not longing to learn who I am and who we will become; if you\u2019re not going to trust that this will be hard, but worth pursuing anyways\u2014then I’ll show you the door.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re not trying to chase a connection that makes you feel; if you\u2019re standing on the sidelines of your own life, too nervous to acknowledge that the pounding in your chest is real; if you\u2019re making every excuse as to why you\u2019re \u2018ill prepared,\u2019 \u2018not ready,\u2019 have to \u2018wait\u2019\u2014then do us both a favor and walk away.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want to waste another minute with someone who doesn\u2019t believe, who doesn\u2019t care to try, who doesn\u2019t want to be loved fully, completely, and deeply by me.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have far too much passion to express, far too much soul to share. I have stories and dreams, excitement and affection that are spilling out of me for the right person. I have kisses and hugs, embraces that will fill every bit of emptiness with light and love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have all of my heart to give to someone who\u2019s unafraid to step closer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you don\u2019t want to feel my arms wrapping themselves around your middle, my body pulling closer to yours every night, my kisses on your cheeks, your temple, your shoulder blades; if you don\u2019t want to experience what it means to be loved\u2014really loved<\/em>\u2014by someone who isn\u2019t scared to share her heart; if you don\u2019t want to break down every obstacle, build a beautiful story\u2014then I wish you the best, but goodbye.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love is far too beautiful of an emotion to waste on someone who does not wish to feel it pulsing through their veins. And I am destined for far better relationships than one with someone who does not appreciate all that I am willing and ready to give.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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