It's man's nature to steer clear of any given heartaches
but it's only from pain we learn and see the beauty of
of loving someone.
From experience, not the type to take any risks but after
the first relationship, I started to allow myself to open up
to a prospect of a new love even if it would hurt me in the
end. It's not that I don't love myself that much that I allow
myself to get hurt and be hurt. It's just that my heart yearned
for that feeling of loving someone and being loved back even
it's only temporary.
It's better that way than not having that experience at all.