As human beings, we all thrive on giving and receiving love at our core.
Sadly though, many people resort to all kinds of behaviors to avoid the pain of not being loved. Then, they continue to intensify those behaviors when others attempt to love them. Why? Because they’ve already linked love with pain. They push away the love, to avoid pain; which in the long run, causes them more pain.
This pushing away of love to avoid pain may continue for decades – far past the time when we made that original association. Even more tragic is when we project the responsibility on our spouses/lovers, accusing them of not loving us, when we in fact, we push away their love.
We need to make a conscious decision to accept love if we are to feel it.