i will only believe in love if they cry for me

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FrozenBrownAirCharcoalInLisbonWithLove
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Saturday, 26 April 2025
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I will only believe a girl likes me if she cries for me. i promise i am not sadistic or anything, i just have BAD trust issues and will only believe someone's love and yearning if they display it loudly and clearly. I don't want to give someone love without the assurance that they love me too. i want to love, but i could never allow myself to love someone if they don't show their love to me first. I don't want to be used, i don't want to be vulnerable. i want to be detached, so when abandonment eventually comes, i won't be as impacted.

i know this might be bad, but the more i watch other sapphics/lesbians like me talk about their painful breakups, the thicker my barrier grows. I don't wanna be hurt, i don't wanna be weak. vulnerability is my biggest fear. but for the sake of not hurting myself, i might end up hurting someone... it always comes to my mind, what if someone truly loves me, but my barrier became way too thick for me to take it?

i have a friend, my only highschool friend, and she said i am her best friend. guess what? it's still hard to believe her. we talk often and frequent the same places, and she's always willing to talk to me unless she's super drained, but i still haven't found the strength to open up fully, because she might disappear anytime. i can't believe I'm more than just "someone she knows". i want to protect myself, but i feel like doing it this way is making me worse. I don't know what to do.

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LyricalPearlIceVacuumCleanerInEmbourgWithAffection 2h ago

Hey there, I feel you, but relying on someone crying to believe in their love is a bit much; trust can't just be built on tears. I've known folks who were with me through thick and thin without ever crying, and that meant the world. Protecting yourself is important, but don’t you think this could push genuine people away? Isn't there another way to build trust without waiting for someone to break down?