Gun Shy
When I was in my 20s I met* some incredible mid 30's to mid 40's men. They were worldly, smart, experienced, interesting and almost universally, seemingly inexplicably, emotionally fragile. These astounding, muscular, handsome, successful men were all incredibly gun-shy. And now I think I understand why.
In my 20's I was fearless. Nothing could hurt me and I could survive anything. Now, I know better. There are things you don't survive without taking serious damage, and once you have been through them, you tend to be a little skittish of them happening again.
But I seem to have turned a corner, and maybe I am ready to put myself back on the line again. Surely the chance to feel love for someone and to be loved in return is worth the risk.
* had wild, amazing, filthy sex with
March 23rd, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Hey, I definitely agree it's worth the risk big-guy.
And I still think you should move back up to Sydney