Is it normal to run away when someone says they love you?

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It's become sort of a habit that whenever someone confesses to me I can't help but feel so anxious and uncomfortable that I want to run. I had become more accustomed to being asked out by people and more used to turning them down, but for some reason lately when I am asked the same tired questions I feel so suffocated an trapped, and all I can think about is running as fast as I can away from the situation. I get close to people and feel so comfortable, but once the words "I love you" are said, I feel scared and cut off all communication with the person. Amongst people nowadays it feels like "love" is too easily given and said without any meaning, it just feels so simulated.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    Ask yourself some things. You want to run because you're afraid, so what are you afraid of? What is the worst thing that could happen if someone were to love you? Why would that be so terrible? Are you worried that you won't have control over these people making your life miserable? Do you believe that being in love equates neediness?

    Maybe you're not ready for a relationship.

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    • Frosties
      11 years ago

      Every time I see a comment of yours, you are a different colour. :P

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      • [Old Memory]
        11 years ago

        I'm such a colour whore. I can't decide which I like the best. I usually change it with my profile picture. I took a photo of myself with the fish-eye distortion. I think it looks hilarious.

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        • Frosties
          11 years ago

          Weird. I only just got this notification now and the picture has changed again. Luckily I saw it before it ran away to the great album in the sky. :)

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          • [Old Memory]
            11 years ago

            There must be a lot of glitches on this website because I just got a notification that someone replied to a comment of mine almost three days ago.

            I changed the photo again, I didn't want people to think that my head is shaped like a dinner plate. :)

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  • Marisol
    11 years ago

    I get you. But, try and control yourself when this happens. I don't know personally, but I think that having somebody who loves you is an amazing thing.

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  • Shackleford96
    11 years ago

    "Amongst people nowadays it feels like "love" is too easily given and said without any meaning, it just feels so simulated."

    I agree.

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    • JustinBiebsFan#1
      11 years ago

      is it okay to have sex before a papsmire???

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      • Shackleford96
        11 years ago

        What is a papsmire?

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        • NoraBaker
          11 years ago

          Perhaps he thinks it's Canadian for Pap smear?

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          • Shackleford96
            11 years ago

            I don't even know what that is... Lol.

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            • NoraBaker
              11 years ago

              Or: man, you need to get yourself a girl! Lol

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            • NoraBaker
              11 years ago

              Hahahaha. At least now you know what to Google :P

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  • regisphilbin
    9 years ago

    I sympathize with you.

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  • iEatZombies_
    11 years ago

    If you don't love them, you don't love them. However, if you like them enough to want a relationship, you should explain to them that you like them and want to give them a chance to see where this feeling goes. If they do actually love you, they'll be patient.
    You don't have to run away just because you don't love them back, yet, but you do have to be honest about your feelings.

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  • crazyladii
    11 years ago

    What goes around comes around; the boomerang effect. Someday your going to tell someone you love them and they're going run far, far away. You'll be crushed, because they felt like your feeling now. Think about the people's feelings when you dismiss them. Just because a person confesses their love to you doesnt mean you should take off running. Just explain how you feel about love.

    YES! love is nothing less than a word that can easily be tossed around, but at the end of the day its more than words. How do they treat you that lets you know more or less if they love you?

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  • gncp
    11 years ago

    I L0VE YOU!
    n0w run... Haha

    u d0nt need 2 be afraid, as a matter of fact u r really blessed that there r people wh0 l0ves u..
    "i l0ve u" is just a w0rd and it w0nt kill u.

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