Why Healing From Trauma While Dating Rarely Works - Page 11
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Julia Austin
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He didn’t choose you with clear eyes
This is possibly one of the hardest parts of dating someone who is recovering from trauma: he didn’t choose you with clear eyes. You may be a wonderful person and an amazing partner. But, someone who needs to heal from trauma doesn’t really know who he is—for now. He isn’t choosing you through a stable, clear lens. How could he? He isn’t in touch with his true self right now.
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