Eu sei que sou um guardião, só preciso de ser amado de forma um pouco diferente

Sou alguém que já foi magoado. Acontece a muita gente, mas nem toda a gente decide enfrentar o seu medo e dar uma nova oportunidade ao amor.

After being manipulated, rejected, and lied to, I wanted to give up on love. But I didn’t.

As crazy as it seems, all those negative experiences have made me believe there’s more to life than pain. Through every painful situation, I’ve grown stronger.

Tantas vezes me convenci de que algo era certo para mim, para depois descobrir que era algo que eu queria pelas razões erradas e de que nunca precisei realmente.

I’m proud of my ability to learn from my mistakes. I’m proud of myself for never giving up on people despite the things they did to me. Including my past lovers.

I don’t want to let it break me. I want to stay vulnerable and love again because I know I deserve love.

I know how much I can love somebody else too. All this pain has made me understand every little thing in life even more. I don’t want to let my love go to waste.

The only thing is – I will need a special person who will understand me and have the patience I need.

So how does one go about loving a person that’s been hurt? There are a few things to keep in mind.

Dêem-me tempo suficiente para me curar. Healing is a process, and for most people, it doesn’t end in a moment.

Sometimes it takes years, but that doesn’t mean it should make our relationship any worse.

The process of healing is great for knowing each other on a deep level. When you’re faced with a person’s deepest fears and accept them nevertheless, that’s when you know you love them for real.

Mostrem-me que me estão a ouvir. Ouvir é muito importante para as pessoas que são constantemente deitadas abaixo. Preciso de saber que te preocupas comigo.

That’s one of the easiest ways to show a person you care for them – just listen to them.

Sê honesto comigo. Anyone who’s been lied to knows the struggle of trusting again. I promise I won’t compare you to him, just be honest with me at all times.

There’s no need for white lies either, everything can be understood when said with respect.

Diz-me frequentemente as coisas que gostas em mim. I don’t want to come off as needy, but just saying out loud what you already think will make a big difference.

I will feel safer and happier. Talking about feelings isn’t going to make you seem weak. On the contrary, it will make you more attractive. There’s nothing more attractive than a guy who openly loves his girl.

Preciso que sejas paciente. Prometo que valerá a pena. If you see me going through some tough period, don’t run away. That’s the time I need you the most.

If you stick with me when I’m going through my worst, I will stick with you forever.

Don’t try to make me be something I’m not. Aceita-me como eu sou. Desarrumada, emotiva, por vezes assustada, mas sempre pronta para amar.

No matter what happens, I will always love being human – that means I will allow myself to feel everything I need to feel.

Deixar-te-ei sempre ser tudo o que precisas de ser também. Juntos podemos passar por todos os medos e lutas que tivermos e fazer com que a nossa ligação seja tão forte que dure para sempre.

Aceitar o meu passado e deixá-lo onde está. I’m content with my past and I don’t want to change it. You shouldn’t be upset with it either.

Every day is a new day, and we’re changing and evolving all the time. That’s why we should focus on our future.

What I want is the purest and deepest kind of love you can only find in girls who suffered the most – girls like me.

Agora quero ser a rapariga que mais ama. Quero ser aquela que vais guardar para sempre.