i want love to be simple. i want to trust without thinking. i want to be generous with my affection and patience and love unconditionally. it is easier to love a person with their flaws then to weed through them. i want to love the whole person, not parts; and this is how i want to be loved. -- i was hurt but not damaged. i've had things to work through, and sorrows, but i can say to others who have suffered that we are whole no matter how broken we feel, and we can recover the experience of our wholeness no matter our age.

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