Love After Loss: Knowing When Your Heart is Ready

Relationship heartbreak is universal, no one escapes it. At some point, everyone experiences it, and when it comes, it comes in full measure. Experiencing one heartbreak doesn’t grant immunity; another may follow. But if you remain emotionally blocked after a particularly severe heartbreak, the kind that shatters every illusion you had about love and romance, you may find it difficult to ever truly receive love again. Love cannot flourish when you are unable to give it.

A crucial part of love lies in reciprocity. Love is expressed and sustained through shared feelings, desires, emotions, time, and understanding, among many other things. When these elements are missing or withheld, relationships struggle to thrive, and the heart remains closed, even when the opportunity for love arises.

Here are 8 signs that show you’ve healed from heartbreak and are ready to open your heart …