She still loves him but cannot forget the past and is afraid of being hurt again. She is stuck in a loop. Its not that she wants to be considerate of his feelings. She is just letting fear and her anxieties control her. She loves him and wants to be with him period. She wont heal because of her fear of what could be bad rather than what could be good. Though lets be honest she will end up with him anyway. Thats how these stories work. This is a romance after all and there are no other mls to take his place
The obvious answer is to not give him the time of day. His guilt is his own fault and you’ve got your life to live… The romance regression novel answer is a bit… a lot different.
I’m assuming it’s she wants to HEAL, but can’t tell if healing would be to work through their mutual past together or cut him out entirely. Because fully understanding your feelings doesn’t mean you are ready to address them or work through them.
Healing shouldn’t involve being considerate of the feelings of the person who hurt you. This being a romance, despite a lovely son and a promising career, she won’t be allowed to be truly happy until she gets a guy. In reality, healing and happiness comes with or without a man.
Right now, having him approach her is causing her this distress and confusion. I think it’s clear that she needs time to figure herself out and she shouldn’t have to deal with his sad puppy face while she does.
RavenJovan
She still loves him but cannot forget the past and is afraid of being hurt again. She is stuck in a loop. Its not that she wants to be considerate of his feelings. She is just letting fear and her anxieties control her. She loves him and wants to be with him period. She wont heal because of her fear of what could be bad rather than what could be good. Though lets be honest she will end up with him anyway. Thats how these stories work. This is a romance after all and there are no other mls to take his place
MiscMech
The obvious answer is to not give him the time of day. His guilt is his own fault and you’ve got your life to live… The romance regression novel answer is a bit… a lot different.
setlan
I’m assuming it’s she wants to HEAL, but can’t tell if healing would be to work through their mutual past together or cut him out entirely. Because fully understanding your feelings doesn’t mean you are ready to address them or work through them.
MiscMech
Healing shouldn’t involve being considerate of the feelings of the person who hurt you. This being a romance, despite a lovely son and a promising career, she won’t be allowed to be truly happy until she gets a guy. In reality, healing and happiness comes with or without a man.
Right now, having him approach her is causing her this distress and confusion. I think it’s clear that she needs time to figure herself out and she shouldn’t have to deal with his sad puppy face while she does.