I am not afraid of saying ‘I love you’ – neither should you

Lately, I have been reflecting on how much I say “I love you” to the people I care for and it dawned on me that some people may be afraid of saying it back because of fear of being hurt or misinterpreted. You’ll see, I have been heartbroken. COMPLETELY heartbroken. I moved countries on account of having lost the love of my life. I denied myself of a myriad opportunities because of heartbreak.

But the truth is, I continue to love the same way – profoundly, intensely, and perhaps even recklessly. I love my family, I love my friends, I have loved my partners, all the same way – with intensity. I don’t know any other way of loving. Of the five boys in my family, I’m the one who is the least guarded, the one who lets his emotional walls fall faster than a rock in still water.

I have been betrayed, by former lovers and former friends. I have lost love in many ways. The love of friends, the love of former lovers. But I continue to love the way I do, because I find that, once people know that the love I manifest is legitimate, that I really mean it when I say “I love you“, then I am greatly rewarded and reciprocated. And as I once read Sandra Bullock quoted – “the beginning is scary, the end is painful, but it’s the in-between that makes it all worth it“. I’m not afraid of beginning new relationships (friendships or romantic), I’m not scared of losing love. It’s the “in-between” that makes it all worth it for me. And I hope it makes it worth it for YOU.

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